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.
References
Link | Resource |
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https://github.com/grymer/CVE/blob/master/CVE-2018-16716.md | Third Party Advisory |
Configurations
Information
Published : 2019-05-02 13:29
Updated : 2019-05-03 12:07
NVD link : CVE-2018-16716
Mitre link : CVE-2018-16716
JSON object : View
CWE
CWE-22
Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
Products Affected
nih
- ncbi_toolbox