CVE-2018-18950
KindEditor through 4.1.11 has a path traversal vulnerability in php/upload_json.php. Anyone can...
KindEditor through 4.1.11 has a path traversal vulnerability in php/upload_json.php. Anyone can browse a file or directory in the kindeditor/attached/ folder via the path parameter without authentication.
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
- None
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
KindEditor through 4.1.11 has a path traversal vulnerability in php/upload_json.php. Anyone can browse a file or directory in the kindeditor/attached/ folder via the path parameter without authentication.
- Record
CVE-2018-18950- CVSS 3.0
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/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
KindEditor through 4.1.11 has a path traversal vulnerability in php/upload_json.php. Anyone can browse a file or directory in the kindeditor/attached/ folder via the path parameter without authentication.
- Record
CVE-2018-18950- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2018-10654 No score
KindEditor through 4.1.11 has a path traversal vulnerability in php/upload_json.php. Anyone can browse a file or directory in the kindeditor/attached/ folder via the path parameter without authentication.
- Record
EUVD-2018-10654- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-xg98-5m8g-vc99
KindEditor through 4.1.11 has a path traversal vulnerability in php/upload_json.php. Anyone can...
KindEditor through 4.1.11 has a path traversal vulnerability in php/upload_json.php. Anyone can browse a file or directory in the kindeditor/attached/ folder via the path parameter without authentication.
- Record
GHSA-xg98-5m8g-vc99- CVSS 3.0
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-22
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
KindEditor through 4.1.11 has a path traversal vulnerability in php/upload_json.php. Anyone can browse a file or directory in the kindeditor/attached/ folder via the path parameter without authentication.
- Record
CVE-2018-18950- CVSS 3.0
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - 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-2018-18950 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Kindeditor, published November 5, 2018. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.15%, the 82nd percentile. No source names a fixed version.