CVE-2018-14056
ZNC before 1.7.1-rc1 is prone to a path traversal flaw via ../ in a web skin name to access files...
ZNC before 1.7.1-rc1 is prone to a path traversal flaw via ../ in a web skin name to access files outside of the intended skins directories.
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
- Low
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
5.3
ZNC before 1.7.1-rc1 is prone to a path traversal flaw via ../ in a web skin name to access files outside of the intended skins directories.
- Record
CVE-2018-14056- CVSS 3.0
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-22
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
ZNC before 1.7.1-rc1 is prone to a path traversal flaw via ../ in a web skin name to access files outside of the intended skins directories.
- Record
CVE-2018-14056- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2018-5982 No score
ZNC before 1.7.1-rc1 is prone to a path traversal flaw via ../ in a web skin name to access files outside of the intended skins directories.
- Record
EUVD-2018-5982- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-8c55-2mpc-h6vf
5.3
ZNC before 1.7.1-rc1 is prone to a path traversal flaw via ../ in a web skin name to access files...
ZNC before 1.7.1-rc1 is prone to a path traversal flaw via ../ in a web skin name to access files outside of the intended skins directories.
- Record
GHSA-8c55-2mpc-h6vf- CVSS 3.0
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-22
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVALPINE-CVE-2018-14056
5.3
ZNC before 1.7.1-rc1 is prone to a path traversal flaw via ../ in a web skin name to access files outside of the intended skins directories.
- Record
ALPINE-CVE-2018-14056- CVSS 3.0
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
5.3
ZNC before 1.7.1-rc1 is prone to a path traversal flaw via ../ in a web skin name to access files outside of the intended skins directories.
- Record
CVE-2018-14056- CVSS 3.0
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
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OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2018-14056
5.3
ZNC before 1.7.1-rc1 is prone to a path traversal flaw via ../ in a web skin name to access files outside of the intended skins directories.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2018-14056- CVSS 3.0
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2018-14056
5.3
ZNC before 1.7.1-rc1 is prone to a path traversal flaw via ../ in a web skin name to access files outside of the intended skins directories.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2018-14056- CVSS 3.0
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVMGASA-2019-0262 No score
Updated znc packages fix security vulnerabilities
Jeriko One discovered two vulnerabilities in the ZNC IRC bouncer which could result in privilege escalation or denial of service (CVE-2018-14055, CVE-2018-14056).
Two vulnerabilities were discovered in the ZNC IRC bouncer which could result in remote code execution (CVE-2019-12816) or denial of service via invalid encoding (CVE-2019-9917).
- Record
MGASA-2019-0262- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:11542-1 No score
znc-1.8.2-1.11 on GA media
These are all security issues fixed in the znc-1.8.2-1.11 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.
- Record
openSUSE-SU-2024:11542-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
zncAlpine:v3.5 |
before 1.7.1-r0 | 1.7.1-r0 |
zncAlpine:v3.6 |
before 1.7.1-r0 | 1.7.1-r0 |
zncAlpine:v3.7 |
before 1.7.1-r0 | 1.7.1-r0 |
zncAlpine:v3.8 |
before 1.7.1-r0 | 1.7.1-r0 |
zncDebian:12 |
before 1.7.1-1 | 1.7.1-1 |
zncDebian:13 |
before 1.7.1-1 | 1.7.1-1 |
zncDebian:14 |
before 1.7.1-1 | 1.7.1-1 |
zncDebian:8 From an advisory covering 2 CVEs |
before 1.4-2+deb8u1, plus listed versions 1.4-2 |
1.4-2+deb8u1 |
zncDebian:9 From an advisory covering 2 CVEs |
before 1.6.5-1+deb9u1, plus listed versions 1.6.5-1 |
1.6.5-1+deb9u1 |
zncMageia:6 From an advisory covering 4 CVEs |
before 1.7.4-1.mga6 | 1.7.4-1.mga6 |
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| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
zncMageia:7 From an advisory covering 4 CVEs |
before 1.7.4-1.mga7 | 1.7.4-1.mga7 |
zncUbuntu:14.04:LTS |
before 1.2-3ubuntu0.1, plus listed versions 1.0-51.0-5build11.2-11.2-21.2-31.2-3build1 |
1.2-3ubuntu0.1 |
zncUbuntu:16.04:LTS |
before 1.6.3-1ubuntu0.1, plus listed versions 1.6.1-11.6.1-1build11.6.1-21.6.2-11.6.2-21.6.2-2build11.6.3-1 |
1.6.3-1ubuntu0.1 |
zncUbuntu:18.04:LTS |
before 1.6.6-1ubuntu0.1, plus listed versions 1.6.5-2build21.6.5-2build31.6.5-2build41.6.5-2build51.6.6-1 |
1.6.6-1ubuntu0.1 |
zncopenSUSE:Tumbleweed From an advisory covering 5 CVEs |
before 1.8.2-1.11 | 1.8.2-1.11 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| affected, facts | ||
| 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-2018-14056 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.3) in Znc, published July 15, 2018. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.02%, the 81st percentile. Fixed in znc 1.7.1-r0.
References
github.com/znc/znc/commit/a4a5aeeb17d32937d8c7d743dae9a4cc755ce773
debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4252
security.gentoo.org/glsa/201807-03
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-14056
github.com/advisories/GHSA-8c55-2mpc-h6vf
security.alpinelinux.org/vuln/CVE-2018-14056
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security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2018-14056
advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2019-0262.html
bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=23327
debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4463
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-14056
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-14056
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-14055
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-14056
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-12816
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-9917
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-1377