CVE-2018-16716
N/A
Published: May 2, 2019 at 07:19 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 01:44 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorNcbi Toolbox
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 9%
Description
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.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
2.0.7 ≤ v ≤ 2.2.26
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet, and no fixed version or vendor advisory is recorded against it.
References (1)
x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://github.com/grymer/CVE/blob/master/CVE-2018-16716.mdQuick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-22
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