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GHSA-R54P-XV62-5QWW

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-03-06 15:31 – Updated: 2026-03-06 15:31

Details

Easyndexer 1.0 contains an arbitrary file download vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to download sensitive files by manipulating the file parameter. Attackers can send POST requests to showtif.php with arbitrary file paths in the file parameter to retrieve system files like configuration and initialization files.

Severity ?

7.5 (High)


                  
                    CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

8.7 (High)


                  
                    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

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CVE-2018-25178 (GCVE-0-2018-25178)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-03-06 12:19 – Updated: 2026-03-09 19:00

Title

Easyndexer 1.0 Arbitrary File Download via showtif.php

Summary

Severity ?

8.7 (High)


                        
                          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

7.5 (High)


                        
                          CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

CWE

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

Assigner

VulnCheck

References

URL

Tags

	https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45835	exploit
	https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/easyndexer-a…	third-party-advisory

Impacted products

	Vendor	Product	Version
	Sourceforge	Easyndexer	Affected: 1.0

Date Public ?

2018-11-10 12:00

Credits

Ihsan Sencan

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Sightings

Author	Source	Type	Date

Nomenclature

Seen: The vulnerability was mentioned, discussed, or observed by the user.
Confirmed: The vulnerability has been validated from an analyst's perspective.
Published Proof of Concept: A public proof of concept is available for this vulnerability.
Exploited: The vulnerability was observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
Patched: The vulnerability was observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.
Not exploited: The vulnerability was not observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
Not confirmed: The user expressed doubt about the validity of the vulnerability.
Not patched: The vulnerability was not observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.

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GHSA-R54P-XV62-5QWW

CVE-2018-25178 (GCVE-0-2018-25178)

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