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CVE-2018-7490: uWSGI Directory Traversal vulnerability

May 14, 2022 (updated November 18, 2024)

uWSGI before 2.0.17 mishandles a DOCUMENT_ROOT check during use of the --php-docroot option, allowing directory traversal.

References

  • github.com/advisories/GHSA-h2vm-c85r-5vh5
  • github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/uwsgi/PYSEC-2018-78.yaml
  • github.com/unbit/uwsgi
  • github.com/unbit/uwsgi/commit/0a480f435ea6feb63deb410ad2bf376ed3f05f8a
  • nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-7490
  • uwsgi-docs.readthedocs.io/en/latest/Changelog-2.0.17.html
  • www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4142
  • www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44223

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Affected versions

All versions before 2.0.17

Fixed versions

  • 2.0.17

Solution

Upgrade to version 2.0.17 or above.

Impact 7.5 HIGH

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

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Weakness

  • CWE-22: Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

Source file

pypi/uWSGI/CVE-2018-7490.yml

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