CVE-2018-20718
In Pydio before 8.2.2, an attack is possible via PHP Object Injection because a user is allowed...
In Pydio before 8.2.2, an attack is possible via PHP Object Injection because a user is allowed to use the $phpserial$a:0:{} syntax to store a preference. An attacker either needs a "public link" of a file, or access to any unprivileged user account for creation of such a link.
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
In Pydio before 8.2.2, an attack is possible via PHP Object Injection because a user is allowed to use the $phpserial$a:0:{} syntax to store a preference. An attacker either needs a "public link" of a file, or access to any unprivileged user account for creation of such a link.
- Record
CVE-2018-20718- 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
- 10.0 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-502
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
In Pydio before 8.2.2, an attack is possible via PHP Object Injection because a user is allowed to use the $phpserial$a:0:{} syntax to store a preference. An attacker either needs a "public link" of a file, or access to any unprivileged user account for creation of such a link.
- Record
CVE-2018-20718- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2018-13263 No score
In Pydio before 8.2.2, an attack is possible via PHP Object Injection because a user is allowed to use the $phpserial$a:0:{} syntax to store a preference. An attacker either needs a "public link" of a file, or access to any unprivileged user account for creation of such a link.
- Record
EUVD-2018-13263- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-qhmw-m62m-p9xh
In Pydio before 8.2.2, an attack is possible via PHP Object Injection because a user is allowed...
In Pydio before 8.2.2, an attack is possible via PHP Object Injection because a user is allowed to use the $phpserial$a:0:{} syntax to store a preference. An attacker either needs a "public link" of a file, or access to any unprivileged user account for creation of such a link.
- Record
GHSA-qhmw-m62m-p9xh- 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-502
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
In Pydio before 8.2.2, an attack is possible via PHP Object Injection because a user is allowed to use the $phpserial$a:0:{} syntax to store a preference. An attacker either needs a "public link" of a file, or access to any unprivileged user account for creation of such a link.
- Record
CVE-2018-20718- 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
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| PoC in GitHub | us3r777/CVE-2018-20718 | 2019-07-10 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV, PoC in GitHub |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2018-20718 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) in Pydio, published January 15, 2019. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 3.73%, the 89th percentile. No source names a fixed version.