CVE-2018-12909
** DISPUTED ** Webgrind 1.5 relies on user input to display a file, which lets anyone view files...
Webgrind 1.5 relies on user input to display a file, which lets anyone view files from the local filesystem (that the webserver user has access to) via an index.php?op=fileviewer&file= URI. NOTE: the vendor indicates that the product is not intended for a "publicly accessible environment.
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
Webgrind 1.5 relies on user input to display a file, which lets anyone view files from the local filesystem (that the webserver user has access to) via an index.php?op=fileviewer&file= URI. NOTE: the vendor indicates that the product is not intended for a "publicly accessible environment.
- Record
CVE-2018-12909- 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
- 7.8 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-22
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Webgrind 1.5 relies on user input to display a file, which lets anyone view files from the local filesystem (that the webserver user has access to) via an index.php?op=fileviewer&file= URI. NOTE: the vendor indicates that the product is not intended for a "publicly accessible environment.
- Record
CVE-2018-12909- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2018-4862 No score
Webgrind 1.5 relies on user input to display a file, which lets anyone view files from the local filesystem (that the webserver user has access to) via an index.php?op=fileviewer&file= URI. NOTE: the vendor indicates that the product is not intended for a "publicly accessible environment.
- Record
EUVD-2018-4862- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-fp34-qqcc-2392
** DISPUTED ** Webgrind 1.5 relies on user input to display a file, which lets anyone view files...
** DISPUTED ** Webgrind 1.5 relies on user input to display a file, which lets anyone view files from the local filesystem (that the webserver user has access to) via an index.php?op=fileviewer&file= URI. NOTE: the vendor indicates that the product is not intended for a "publicly accessible environment."
- Record
GHSA-fp34-qqcc-2392- 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
Webgrind 1.5 relies on user input to display a file, which lets anyone view files from the local filesystem (that the webserver user has access to) via an index.php?op=fileviewer&file= URI. NOTE: the vendor indicates that the product is not intended for a "publicly accessible environment.
- Record
CVE-2018-12909- 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
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Nuclei | Webgrind <= 1.5 - Local File Inclusion |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, Nuclei, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2018-12909 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Webgrind Project Webgrind, published June 27, 2018. Its validity is disputed. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 15.9%, the 96th percentile.