CVE-2018-9118
exports/download.php in the 99 Robots WP Background Takeover Advertisements plugin before 4.1.5...
exports/download.php in the 99 Robots WP Background Takeover Advertisements plugin before 4.1.5 for WordPress has Directory Traversal via a .. in the filename 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
- None
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
exports/download.php in the 99 Robots WP Background Takeover Advertisements plugin before 4.1.5 for WordPress has Directory Traversal via a .. in the filename parameter.
- Record
CVE-2018-9118- 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
exports/download.php in the 99 Robots WP Background Takeover Advertisements plugin before 4.1.5 for WordPress has Directory Traversal via a .. in the filename parameter.
- Record
CVE-2018-9118- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2018-20718 No score
exports/download.php in the 99 Robots WP Background Takeover Advertisements plugin before 4.1.5 for WordPress has Directory Traversal via a .. in the filename parameter.
- Record
EUVD-2018-20718- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-pgmv-px7h-43x3
exports/download.php in the 99 Robots WP Background Takeover Advertisements plugin before 4.1.5...
exports/download.php in the 99 Robots WP Background Takeover Advertisements plugin before 4.1.5 for WordPress has Directory Traversal via a .. in the filename parameter.
- Record
GHSA-pgmv-px7h-43x3- 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
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | WordPress Plugin Background Takeover < 4.1.4 - Directory Traversal | 2018-04-09 |
| Nuclei | WordPress 99 Robots WP Background Takeover Advertisements <=4.1.4 - Local File Inclusion |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, Nuclei, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2018-9118 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in 99robots Wp Background Takeover Advertisements, published April 12, 2018. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 46.3%, the 98th percentile. No source names a fixed version.