CVE-2018-12914
A remote code execution issue was discovered in PublicCMS V4.0.20180210. An attacker can upload a...
A remote code execution issue was discovered in PublicCMS V4.0.20180210. An attacker can upload a ZIP archive that contains a .jsp file with a directory traversal pathname. After an unzip operation, the attacker can execute arbitrary code by visiting a .jsp URI.
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
A remote code execution issue was discovered in PublicCMS V4.0.20180210. An attacker can upload a ZIP archive that contains a .jsp file with a directory traversal pathname. After an unzip operation, the attacker can execute arbitrary code by visiting a .jsp URI.
- Record
CVE-2018-12914- 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-434
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
A remote code execution issue was discovered in PublicCMS V4.0.20180210. An attacker can upload a ZIP archive that contains a .jsp file with a directory traversal pathname. After an unzip operation, the attacker can execute arbitrary code by visiting a .jsp URI.
- Record
CVE-2018-12914- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2018-4867 No score
A remote code execution issue was discovered in PublicCMS V4.0.20180210. An attacker can upload a ZIP archive that contains a .jsp file with a directory traversal pathname. After an unzip operation, the attacker can execute arbitrary code by visiting a .jsp URI.
- Record
EUVD-2018-4867- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-48cg-6rhp-fm4h
A remote code execution issue was discovered in PublicCMS V4.0.20180210. An attacker can upload a...
A remote code execution issue was discovered in PublicCMS V4.0.20180210. An attacker can upload a ZIP archive that contains a .jsp file with a directory traversal pathname. After an unzip operation, the attacker can execute arbitrary code by visiting a .jsp URI.
- Record
GHSA-48cg-6rhp-fm4h- 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-434
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2018-12914 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) in Publiccms, published June 27, 2018. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 3.83%, the 90th percentile. No source names a fixed version.