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Vulnerability details: VCID-rrau-77nx-mybd
Vulnerability ID VCID-rrau-77nx-mybd
Aliases CVE-2018-7490
GHSA-h2vm-c85r-5vh5
PYSEC-2018-78
Summary uWSGI before 2.0.17 mishandles a DOCUMENT_ROOT check during use of the --php-docroot option, allowing directory traversal.
Status Published
Exploitability 2.0
Weighted Severity 8.0
Risk 10.0
Affected and Fixed Packages Package Details
Weaknesses (3)
CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
CWE-937 OWASP Top Ten 2013 Category A9 - Using Components with Known Vulnerabilities
CWE-1035 OWASP Top Ten 2017 Category A9 - Using Components with Known Vulnerabilities
System Score Found at
epss 0.93301 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2018-7490
epss 0.93301 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2018-7490
epss 0.93301 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2018-7490
epss 0.93301 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2018-7490
cvssv3.1_qr HIGH https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-h2vm-c85r-5vh5
cvssv3.1 7.5 https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/uwsgi/PYSEC-2018-78.yaml
cvssv4 8.7 https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/uwsgi/PYSEC-2018-78.yaml
generic_textual HIGH https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/uwsgi/PYSEC-2018-78.yaml
cvssv3.1 7.5 https://github.com/unbit/uwsgi
cvssv4 8.7 https://github.com/unbit/uwsgi
generic_textual HIGH https://github.com/unbit/uwsgi
cvssv3.1 7.5 https://github.com/unbit/uwsgi/commit/0a480f435ea6feb63deb410ad2bf376ed3f05f8a
cvssv4 8.7 https://github.com/unbit/uwsgi/commit/0a480f435ea6feb63deb410ad2bf376ed3f05f8a
generic_textual HIGH https://github.com/unbit/uwsgi/commit/0a480f435ea6feb63deb410ad2bf376ed3f05f8a
cvssv3.1 7.5 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-7490
cvssv4 8.7 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-7490
generic_textual HIGH https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-7490
cvssv3.1 7.5 https://uwsgi-docs.readthedocs.io/en/latest/Changelog-2.0.17.html
cvssv4 8.7 https://uwsgi-docs.readthedocs.io/en/latest/Changelog-2.0.17.html
generic_textual HIGH https://uwsgi-docs.readthedocs.io/en/latest/Changelog-2.0.17.html
cvssv3.1 7.5 https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4142
cvssv4 8.7 https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4142
generic_textual HIGH https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4142
cvssv3.1 7.5 https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44223
cvssv4 8.7 https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44223
generic_textual HIGH https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44223
Reference id Reference type URL
https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2018-7490
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-7490
https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/uwsgi/PYSEC-2018-78.yaml
https://github.com/unbit/uwsgi
https://github.com/unbit/uwsgi/commit/0a480f435ea6feb63deb410ad2bf376ed3f05f8a
https://uwsgi-docs.readthedocs.io/en/latest/Changelog-2.0.17.html
https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4142
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44223
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44223/
891639 https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=891639
CVE-2018-7490 Exploit https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb/-/blob/main/exploits/php/webapps/44223.txt
CVE-2018-7490 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-7490
GHSA-h2vm-c85r-5vh5 https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-h2vm-c85r-5vh5
Data source Exploit-DB
Date added March 2, 2018
Description uWSGI < 2.0.17 - Directory Traversal
Ransomware campaign use Known
Source publication date March 2, 2018
Exploit type webapps
Platform php
Source update date March 2, 2018
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N Found at https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/uwsgi/PYSEC-2018-78.yaml
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Vector: 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 Found at https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/uwsgi/PYSEC-2018-78.yaml
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Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N Found at https://github.com/unbit/uwsgi
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Vector: 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 Found at https://github.com/unbit/uwsgi
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Attack Requirements (AT) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Vulnerable System Impact Confidentiality (VC) Vulnerable System Impact Integrity (VI) Vulnerable System Impact Availability (VA) Subsequent System Impact Confidentiality (SC) Subsequent System Impact Integrity (SI) Subsequent System Impact Availability (SA)

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Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N Found at https://github.com/unbit/uwsgi/commit/0a480f435ea6feb63deb410ad2bf376ed3f05f8a
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Vector: 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 Found at https://github.com/unbit/uwsgi/commit/0a480f435ea6feb63deb410ad2bf376ed3f05f8a
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Attack Requirements (AT) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Vulnerable System Impact Confidentiality (VC) Vulnerable System Impact Integrity (VI) Vulnerable System Impact Availability (VA) Subsequent System Impact Confidentiality (SC) Subsequent System Impact Integrity (SI) Subsequent System Impact Availability (SA)

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Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N Found at https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-7490
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Vector: 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 Found at https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-7490
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Attack Requirements (AT) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Vulnerable System Impact Confidentiality (VC) Vulnerable System Impact Integrity (VI) Vulnerable System Impact Availability (VA) Subsequent System Impact Confidentiality (SC) Subsequent System Impact Integrity (SI) Subsequent System Impact Availability (SA)

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Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N Found at https://uwsgi-docs.readthedocs.io/en/latest/Changelog-2.0.17.html
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Vector: 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 Found at https://uwsgi-docs.readthedocs.io/en/latest/Changelog-2.0.17.html
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Attack Requirements (AT) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Vulnerable System Impact Confidentiality (VC) Vulnerable System Impact Integrity (VI) Vulnerable System Impact Availability (VA) Subsequent System Impact Confidentiality (SC) Subsequent System Impact Integrity (SI) Subsequent System Impact Availability (SA)

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Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N Found at https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4142
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Vector: 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 Found at https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4142
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Attack Requirements (AT) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Vulnerable System Impact Confidentiality (VC) Vulnerable System Impact Integrity (VI) Vulnerable System Impact Availability (VA) Subsequent System Impact Confidentiality (SC) Subsequent System Impact Integrity (SI) Subsequent System Impact Availability (SA)

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Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N Found at https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44223
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

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Vector: 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 Found at https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44223
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Attack Requirements (AT) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Vulnerable System Impact Confidentiality (VC) Vulnerable System Impact Integrity (VI) Vulnerable System Impact Availability (VA) Subsequent System Impact Confidentiality (SC) Subsequent System Impact Integrity (SI) Subsequent System Impact Availability (SA)

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Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)
Percentile 0.99803
EPSS Score 0.93301
Published At April 2, 2026, 12:55 p.m.
Date Actor Action Source VulnerableCode Version
2026-04-01T12:41:40.894993+00:00 Pypa Importer Import https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/blob/main/vulns/uwsgi/PYSEC-2018-78.yaml 38.0.0