PT-2019-9367 · Ncbi · Ncbi Toolbox

Published 2019-05-02 · Updated 2019-05-03 · CVE-2018-16716

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

9.1

Critical

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions NCBI ToolBox versions 2.0.7 through 2.2.26

Description A path traversal issue exists in the NCBI ToolBox, potentially allowing the reading of arbitrary files or file deletion. This is achieved via the nph-viewgif.cgi query string.

Recommendations For versions 2.0.7 through 2.2.26, consider restricting access to the nph-viewgif.cgi query string to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Exploit

Fix

Path traversal

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-22

Related Identifiers

CVE-2018-16716

Affected Products

Ncbi Toolbox

References · 3

• 🔥 https://github.com/grymer/CVE/blob/master/CVE-2018-16716.md · Exploit
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-16716 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2018-16716 · Vendor Advisory