CVE-2018-5755
Absolute path traversal vulnerability in the readerengine component in Open-Xchange OX App Suite...
Absolute path traversal vulnerability in the readerengine component in Open-Xchange OX App Suite before 7.6.3-rev3, 7.8.x before 7.8.2-rev4, 7.8.3 before 7.8.3-rev5, and 7.8.4 before 7.8.4-rev4 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a full pathname in a formula in a spreadsheet.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Absolute path traversal vulnerability in the readerengine component in Open-Xchange OX App Suite before 7.6.3-rev3, 7.8.x before 7.8.2-rev4, 7.8.3 before 7.8.3-rev5, and 7.8.4 before 7.8.4-rev4 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a full pathname in a formula in a spreadsheet.
- Record
CVE-2018-5755- CVSS 3.0
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 7.1 High
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-22
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Absolute path traversal vulnerability in the readerengine component in Open-Xchange OX App Suite before 7.6.3-rev3, 7.8.x before 7.8.2-rev4, 7.8.3 before 7.8.3-rev5, and 7.8.4 before 7.8.4-rev4 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a full pathname in a formula in a spreadsheet.
- Record
CVE-2018-5755- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2018-17524 No score
Absolute path traversal vulnerability in the readerengine component in Open-Xchange OX App Suite before 7.6.3-rev3, 7.8.x before 7.8.2-rev4, 7.8.3 before 7.8.3-rev5, and 7.8.4 before 7.8.4-rev4 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a full pathname in a formula in a spreadsheet.
- Record
EUVD-2018-17524- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-6g6h-84h4-rg9p
Absolute path traversal vulnerability in the readerengine component in Open-Xchange OX App Suite...
Absolute path traversal vulnerability in the readerengine component in Open-Xchange OX App Suite before 7.6.3-rev3, 7.8.x before 7.8.2-rev4, 7.8.3 before 7.8.3-rev5, and 7.8.4 before 7.8.4-rev4 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a full pathname in a formula in a spreadsheet.
- Record
GHSA-6g6h-84h4-rg9p- CVSS 3.0
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-22
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | OX App Suite 7.8.4 - Multiple Vulnerabilities | 2018-06-12 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2018-5755 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.5) in Open-xchange Appsuite, published June 15, 2018. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 7.74%, the 94th percentile. No source names a fixed version.