CVE-2018-16059 json
Endress+Hauser WirelessHART Fieldgate SWG70 3.x devices allow Directory Traversal via the fcgi-bin/wgsetcgi filename parameter.
published 2018-09-07 8 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2018-7916
- cvss
- 5.3
- version 3.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 29.8%
- EPSS 29.8% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 98%
- public exploits
- 1
- Exploit-DB, plus a Nuclei check
Summary
Endress+Hauser WirelessHART Fieldgate SWG70 3.x devices allow Directory Traversal via the fcgi-bin/wgsetcgi filename parameter.
Vendor advisories
What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.
cisa ICSA-19-073-03 updated cvss 5.3
PEPPERL+FUCHS WirelessHART-Gateways
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PEPPERL+FUCHS WHA-GW-*affected: vendor fix, mitigation “For more information, please see the advisory CERT@VDE wrote for PEPPERL+FUCHS.” cert.vde.com
From CISA ICS and IT advisories (CSAF, https://github.com/cisagov/CSAF), a U.S. Government work; changed: reduced to products, statuses and remediations. CISA notification · csaf
Timeline
- First public exploit (EDB-45342)
- Published
Exploit prediction
29.82% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 98% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
Exploits and checks
- EDB-45342 WirelessHART Fieldgate SWG70 3.0 - Directory Traversal webapps, 2018-09-06
- Nuclei template WirelessHART Fieldgate SWG70 3.0 - Local File Inclusion nuclei detection template
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
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- CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory
References
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exploit-db.com
/exploits/45342/
exploit, third-party-advisory, vdb-entry
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securityfocus.com
/bid/107416
vdb-entry
- ics-cert.us-cert.gov /advisories/ICSA-19-073-03
- cert.vde.com /en-us/advisories/vde-2019-002
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2018-16059
- NVD CVE-2018-16059
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