CVE-2018-14056 json
ZNC before 1.7.1-rc1 is prone to a path traversal flaw via ../ in a web skin name to access files outside of the intended skins directories.
published 2018-07-15 8 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2018-5982
- cvss
- 5.3
- version 3.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 2.0%
- EPSS 2.0% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 81%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
ZNC before 1.7.1-rc1 is prone to a path traversal flaw via ../ in a web skin name to access files outside of the intended skins directories.
Patch / fix
- znc Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 1.7.1-1
debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2018-14056
- znc Ubuntu 14.04 LTS 1.2-3ubuntu0.1
- znc Ubuntu 16.04 LTS 1.6.3-1ubuntu0.1
- znc Ubuntu 18.04 LTS 1.6.6-1ubuntu0.1
ubuntu advisories UBUNTU-CVE-2018-14056
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- znc openSUSE Tumbleweed 1.8.2-1.11
opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2024:11542-1
- znc Alpine 3.24, Alpine 3.23, Alpine 3.22 +17 more 1.7.1-r0
alpine advisories ALPINE-CVE-2018-14056
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- znc Arch Linux 1.7.1-1
arch linux advisories AVG-737
- github.com/znc/znc@a4a5aee commit
Exploit prediction
2.02% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 81% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.0 | 5.3 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N |
| NVD | 2.0 | 5.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N |
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory
References
-
github.com
/znc/znc/commit/a4a5aeeb17d32937d8c7d743dae9a4cc755ce773
patch, third-party-advisory
-
debian.org
/security/2018/dsa-4252
vendor-advisory, third-party-advisory
-
security.gentoo.org
/glsa/201807-03
vendor-advisory, third-party-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2018-14056
- NVD CVE-2018-14056
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