PT-2019-9367
CVE-2018-16716
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Published
2019-05-02
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Updated
2019-05-03
Description by
CVSS 3.1
9.1
CriticalMetricsAV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions
NCBI ToolBox versions 2.0.7 through 2.2.26
Description
A path traversal issue exists in the NCBI ToolBox, potentially allowing the reading of arbitrary files or file deletion. This is achieved via the nph-viewgif.cgi query string.
Recommendations
For versions 2.0.7 through 2.2.26, consider restricting access to the nph-viewgif.cgi query string to minimize the risk of exploitation.
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