CVE-2018-18869
EmpireCMS V7.5 allows remote attackers to upload and execute arbitrary code via ..%2F directory...
EmpireCMS V7.5 allows remote attackers to upload and execute arbitrary code via ..%2F directory traversal in a .php filename in the upload/e/admin/ecmscom.php path parameter.
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
EmpireCMS V7.5 allows remote attackers to upload and execute arbitrary code via ..%2F directory traversal in a .php filename in the upload/e/admin/ecmscom.php path parameter.
- Record
CVE-2018-18869- 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
EmpireCMS V7.5 allows remote attackers to upload and execute arbitrary code via ..%2F directory traversal in a .php filename in the upload/e/admin/ecmscom.php path parameter.
- Record
CVE-2018-18869- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2018-10580 No score
EmpireCMS V7.5 allows remote attackers to upload and execute arbitrary code via ..%2F directory traversal in a .php filename in the upload/e/admin/ecmscom.php path parameter.
- Record
EUVD-2018-10580- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-4vx5-4pfx-2jm6
EmpireCMS V7.5 allows remote attackers to upload and execute arbitrary code via ..%2F directory...
EmpireCMS V7.5 allows remote attackers to upload and execute arbitrary code via ..%2F directory traversal in a .php filename in the upload/e/admin/ecmscom.php path parameter.
- Record
GHSA-4vx5-4pfx-2jm6- 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
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2018-18869 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) in Phome Empirecms, published October 31, 2018. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 3.74%, the 89th percentile. No source names a fixed version.