CVE-2018-15536

Severity: medium (CVSS 5.5 v3.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 6.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2018-08-24 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-22

Description

/filemanager/ajax_calls.php in tecrail Responsive FileManager before 9.13.4 does not properly validate file paths in archives, allowing for the extraction of crafted archives to overwrite arbitrary files via an extract action, aka Directory Traversal.

Affected products

Tecrail Responsive FileManager: before 9.13.4 — fixed in 9.13.4

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Tecrail Responsive FileManager 9.13.4. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2018/Aug/34
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45271/
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2018/Aug/34
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45271/

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