CVE-2018-25439 json
MetInfo CMS < 6.1.1 Unauthenticated Path Traversal via thumb.php dir Parameter
published 2026-10-22 17 d ago modified 2026-10-29 10 d ago also EUVD-2018-21963
- cvss
- 7.5
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.5%
- EPSS 0.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 40%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
MetInfo CMS 6.0.0 before 6.1.1 contains a path traversal vulnerability in /include/thumb.php that allows unauthenticated attackers to read arbitrary files via the dir parameter. Attackers can send crafted requests with backslash sequences bypassing the str_replace filter to read files like config_db.php on Windows. Exploitation evidence was first observed by the Shadowserver Foundation on 2023-10-14.
Patch / fix
- MetInfo MetInfo 6.1.1
CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- Proof of concept is public
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- partial
- Assessed
- 10 d ago
Exploit prediction
0.47% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 40% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
Exploits and checks
- web.archive.org https://web.archive.org/web/20190916061234/https://paper.seebug.org/676/ referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 4.0 | 8.7 | CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N |
| CNA | 3.1 | 7.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |
| CNA | 4.0 | 8.7 | CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X |
Affected products
- MetInfo MetInfo
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory
References
-
web.archive.org
/web/20190916061234/https://paper.seebug.org/676/
technical-description, exploit
-
github.com
/projectdiscovery/nuclei-templates/blob/main/http/vulnerabilities/other/metinfo-lfi.yaml
technical-description
-
metinfo.cn
/
product
-
vulncheck.com
/advisories/metinfo-cms-6.1.1-unauthenticated-path-traversal-via-thumb-php-dir-parameter
third-party-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2018-25439
- NVD CVE-2018-25439
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