CVE-2018-11248
util/FileDownloadUtils.java in FileDownloader 1.7.3 does not check an attachment's name. If an...
util/FileDownloadUtils.java in FileDownloader 1.7.3 does not check an attachment's name. If an attacker places "../" in the file name, the file can be stored in an unintended directory because of Directory Traversal.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
util/FileDownloadUtils.java in FileDownloader 1.7.3 does not check an attachment's name. If an attacker places "../" in the file name, the file can be stored in an unintended directory because of Directory Traversal.
- Record
CVE-2018-11248- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-22
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
util/FileDownloadUtils.java in FileDownloader 1.7.3 does not check an attachment's name. If an attacker places "../" in the file name, the file can be stored in an unintended directory because of Directory Traversal.
- Record
CVE-2018-11248- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2018-3288 No score
util/FileDownloadUtils.java in FileDownloader 1.7.3 does not check an attachment's name. If an attacker places "../" in the file name, the file can be stored in an unintended directory because of Directory Traversal.
- Record
EUVD-2018-3288- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-7xv9-8wj2-3rqr
util/FileDownloadUtils.java in FileDownloader 1.7.3 does not check an attachment's name. If an...
util/FileDownloadUtils.java in FileDownloader 1.7.3 does not check an attachment's name. If an attacker places "../" in the file name, the file can be stored in an unintended directory because of Directory Traversal.
- Record
GHSA-7xv9-8wj2-3rqr- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-22
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
util/FileDownloadUtils.java in FileDownloader 1.7.3 does not check an attachment's name. If an attacker places "../" in the file name, the file can be stored in an unintended directory because of Directory Traversal.
- Record
CVE-2018-11248- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2018-11248 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) in Liulishuo Filedownloader, published May 18, 2018. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.57%, the 75th percentile. No source names a fixed version.