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CVE-2018-9118

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v3.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 46.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2018-04-12 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-22

Description

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.

Affected products

• 99robots Wp Background Takeover Advertisements: before 4.1.5 — fixed in 4.1.5

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: 99robots Wp Background Takeover Advertisements 4.1.5. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://99robots.com/docs/wp-background-takeover-advertisements/
• https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/9056
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44417/
• https://99robots.com/docs/wp-background-takeover-advertisements/
• https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/9056
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44417/

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