CVE-2018-7490
Publication date 26 February 2018
Last updated 25 August 2025
Ubuntu priority
Description
uWSGI before 2.0.17 mishandles a DOCUMENT_ROOT check during use of the --php-docroot option, allowing directory traversal.
From the Ubuntu Security Team
It was discovered that uWSGI did not properly validate certain input, resulting in a directory traversal vulnerability. An attacker could use this vulnerability to cause uWSGI to expose sensitive information.
Status
| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
| uwsgi | 18.04 LTS bionic |
Fixed 2.0.15-10.2ubuntu2.1
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| 16.04 LTS xenial |
Fixed 2.0.12-5ubuntu3.2
|
|
| 14.04 LTS trusty |
Fixed 1.9.17.1-5ubuntu0.1
|
Severity score breakdown
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Base score |
7.5 · High
|
| Attack vector | Network |
| Attack complexity | Low |
| Privileges required | None |
| User interaction | None |
| Scope | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality | High |
| Integrity impact | None |
| Availability impact | None |
| Vector | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |