CVE-2018-14429 describes a Local File Inclusion vulnerability in man-cgi versions prior to 1.16, allowing an attacker to read arbitrary files via absolute path traversal, as demonstrated by accessing /etc/passwd. This vulnerability carries a CVSS v3.0 score of 7.5 (HIGH), indicating a network-exploitable flaw with low attack complexity, requiring no user interaction, and leading to high confidentiality impact. Despite its severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage, suggesting it is not widely targeted.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 1.16CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:man-cgi_project:man-cgi:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.