CVE-2018-16716: NCBI ToolBox - Directory Traversal
Nih · Ncbi Toolbox
Affected: Nih Ncbi Toolbox · Exploitation: check available, not yet exploited
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DescriptionCVE.org
A path traversal vulnerability exists in viewcgi.c in the 2.0.7 through 2.2.26 legacy versions of the NCBI ToolBox, which may result in reading of arbitrary files (i.e., significant information disclosure) or file deletion via the nph-viewgif.cgi query string.
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- Exploitation
- Check available, not yet exploited. A public nuclei template can confirm it on a system you are authorised to test.
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Public check
- NCBI ToolBox - Directory Traversal · nuclei template in projectdiscovery/nuclei-templates
- Vendor
- Nih
- Published
- May 2019
CoverageNo articles yet
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