Name: CVE-2018-1000161: Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory
Creator: Rapid7
Published: 2018-04-18T00:00:00.000Z
License: https://www.rapid7.com/legal/website-terms-of-use/
Keywords: CVE, CVE-2018-1000161, CWE-22, CVSS 5.7, EPSS 0.01026

nmap version 6.49BETA6 through 7.60, up to and including SVN revision 37147 contains a Directory Traversal vulnerability in NSE script http-fetch that can result in file overwrite as the user is running it. This attack appears to be exploitable via a victim that runs NSE script http-fetch against a malicious web site. This vulnerability appears to have been fixed in 7.7.

CVSS Details

CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 5.7
CVSS 3.0 Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N)

Covered by Rapid7

Product	Vendor Advisory	Solution File	Added	Published
Debian	—	Upgrade nmap	Jul 30, 2024	Apr 18, 2018
Oracle Solaris	—	Upgrade diagnostic/nmap to version 7.70-11.4.3.0.1.4.0 on Solaris 11.4Upgrade diagnostic/nmap/zenmap to version 7.70-11.4.3.0.1.4.0 on Solaris 11.4	Nov 19, 2018	Apr 18, 2018
Ubuntu	—	No solution exists	Jun 26, 2025	Apr 18, 2018

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CVSS Details

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