CVE-2018-9059
Stack-based buffer overflow in Easy File Sharing (EFS) Web Server 7.2 allows remote attackers to...
Stack-based buffer overflow in Easy File Sharing (EFS) Web Server 7.2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a malicious login request to forum.ghp. NOTE: this may overlap CVE-2014-3791.
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
Stack-based buffer overflow in Easy File Sharing (EFS) Web Server 7.2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a malicious login request to forum.ghp. NOTE: this may overlap CVE-2014-3791.
- Record
CVE-2018-9059- 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-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Stack-based buffer overflow in Easy File Sharing (EFS) Web Server 7.2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a malicious login request to forum.ghp. NOTE: this may overlap CVE-2014-3791.
- Record
CVE-2018-9059- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2018-20662 No score
Stack-based buffer overflow in Easy File Sharing (EFS) Web Server 7.2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a malicious login request to forum.ghp. NOTE: this may overlap CVE-2014-3791.
- Record
EUVD-2018-20662- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-jj5c-3p3h-pxwp
Stack-based buffer overflow in Easy File Sharing (EFS) Web Server 7.2 allows remote attackers to...
Stack-based buffer overflow in Easy File Sharing (EFS) Web Server 7.2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a malicious login request to forum.ghp. NOTE: this may overlap CVE-2014-3791.
- Record
GHSA-jj5c-3p3h-pxwp- 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-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | Easy File Sharing Web Server 7.2 - Stack Buffer Overflow | 2018-04-18 |
| Exploit-DB | Easy File Sharing Web Server 7.2 - 'UserID' Remote Buffer Overflow (DEP Bypass) | 2018-04-24 |
| Metasploit | Easy File Sharing HTTP Server 7.2 SEH Overflow | 2015-12-02 |
| PoC in GitHub | manojcode/easy-file-share-7.2-exploit-CVE-2018-9059 | 2018-05-20 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, Metasploit, NVD, PoC in GitHub |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2018-9059 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) in Sharing-file Easy File Sharing Web Server, published April 20, 2018. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 77.3%, the 99th percentile. No source names a fixed version.