HScripts PHP File Browser Script v1.0 allows Directory Traversal via the index.php path parameter.

published 2018-09-05 8 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2018-8358

cvss: 5.3; version 3.0, NVD
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 2.5%; EPSS 2.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 84%
public exploits: 0; none known

Exploit prediction

2.50% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 84% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

packetstormsecurity.com https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/149204 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

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

packetstormsecurity.com /files/149204
exploit, third-party-advisory, vdb-entry

Sources

CVE List CVE-2018-16549
NVD CVE-2018-16549

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Summary