What is the CVSS score of CVE-2018-7490?

CVE-2018-7490 has a CVSS 3.0 base score of 7.5 (High). CVSS vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N. EPSS exploitation probability: 69.9%.

Is there a public PoC exploit available for CVE-2018-7490?

Yes, a public proof-of-concept exploit is available for CVE-2018-7490. Prioritise patching immediately. EPSS: 69.9%.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2018-7490?

Yes, a patch is available for CVE-2018-7490. Update the affected software to the latest version immediately.

Uwsgi CVE-2018-7490

HIGH

Path Traversal (CWE-22)

2018-02-26 cve@mitre.org

Path Traversal Uwsgi Debian Linux

7.5

CVSS 3.0 · NVD

Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY

7.5 HIGH

AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorNVD

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

None

Availability

None

Lifecycle Timeline

CVE Published

Feb 26, 2018 - 22:29 nvd

HIGH 7.5

Blast Radius

ecosystem impact

† from your stack dependencies † transitive graph · vuln.today resolves 4-path depth

1 pypi packages depend on uwsgi (1 direct, 0 indirect)

Ecosystem-wide dependent count for version 2.0.17.

DescriptionNVD

uWSGI before 2.0.17 mishandles a DOCUMENT_ROOT check during use of the --php-docroot option, allowing directory traversal.

AnalysisAI

uWSGI before 2.0.17 mishandles a DOCUMENT_ROOT check during use of the --php-docroot option, allowing directory traversal. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.5), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. Public exploit code available and no vendor patch available.

Technical ContextAI

This vulnerability is classified as Path Traversal (CWE-22), which allows attackers to access files and directories outside the intended path. uWSGI before 2.0.17 mishandles a DOCUMENT_ROOT check during use of the --php-docroot option, allowing directory traversal. Affected products include: Unbit Uwsgi, Debian Debian Linux. Version information: before 2.0.17.

RemediationAI

No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Validate and canonicalize file paths. Use chroot or sandboxing. Reject input containing path separators or '../' sequences.