CVE-2018-12036
Path Traversal in OWASP Dependency-Check
OWASP Dependency-Check before 3.2.0 allows attackers to write to arbitrary files via a crafted archive that holds directory traversal filenames.
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
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
OWASP Dependency-Check before 3.2.0 allows attackers to write to arbitrary files via a crafted archive that holds directory traversal filenames.
- Record
CVE-2018-12036- CVSS 3.0
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 6.8 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-22, CWE-123
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
OWASP Dependency-Check before 3.2.0 allows attackers to write to arbitrary files via a crafted archive that holds directory traversal filenames.
- Record
CVE-2018-12036- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-4126 No score
OWASP Dependency-Check before 3.2.0 allows attackers to write to arbitrary files via a crafted archive that holds directory traversal filenames.
- Record
EUVD-2022-4126- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-hcwx-7q5v-vc67
Path Traversal in OWASP Dependency-Check
OWASP Dependency-Check before 3.2.0 allows attackers to write to arbitrary files via a crafted archive that holds directory traversal filenames.
- Record
GHSA-hcwx-7q5v-vc67- CVSS 3.0
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-22
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
OWASP Dependency-Check before 3.2.0 allows attackers to write to arbitrary files via a crafted archive that holds directory traversal filenames.
- Record
CVE-2018-12036- CVSS 3.0
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-hcwx-7q5v-vc67
Path Traversal in OWASP Dependency-Check
OWASP Dependency-Check before 3.2.0 allows attackers to write to arbitrary files via a crafted archive that holds directory traversal filenames.
- Record
GHSA-hcwx-7q5v-vc67- CVSS 3.0
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-22
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
org.owasp:dependency-check-mavenMaven |
before 3.2.0 | 3.2.0 |
org.owasp:dependency-check-mavenMaven |
before 3.2.0, plus listed versions 1.0.01.0.11.0.21.0.31.0.4 Show 45 moreShow less1.0.51.0.61.0.71.0.81.1.01.1.11.1.21.1.31.1.41.2.01.2.11.2.101.2.111.2.21.2.31.2.41.2.51.2.61.2.71.2.81.2.91.3.01.3.11.3.21.3.31.3.41.3.51.3.5.11.3.61.4.01.4.11.4.21.4.31.4.41.4.4.11.4.52.0.02.0.12.1.02.1.13.0.03.0.13.0.23.1.03.1.1 |
3.2.0 |
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| PoC in GitHub | shoucheng3/jeremylong__DependencyCheck_CVE-2018-12036_3-1-2 | 2025-08-20 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV, PoC in GitHub |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2018-12036 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Owasp Dependency-check, published June 7, 2018. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.68%, the 77th percentile. Fixed in org.owasp:dependency-check-maven 3.2.0.
References
Left out here: 1 version. The JSON record has them.