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CVE-2018-16202

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2018-16202 is a directory traversal vulnerability affecting cordova-plugin-ionic-webview versions prior to 2.2.0 (excluding specific beta and 2.1.0-0 releases). This flaw allows remote attackers to access arbitrary files through unspecified vectors. With a CVSS score of 8.6 (High), it presents a significant risk due to its network-based attack vector and high confidentiality impact, requiring no user interaction. Currently, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or community discussion surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 1.2.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:ionicframework:ionic_web_view:*:*:*:*:*:cordova:*:*
>= 2.0.1, < 2.2.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:ionicframework:ionic_web_view:*:*:*:*:*:cordova:*:*
2.0.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:ionicframework:ionic_web_view:2.0.0:-:*:*:*:cordova:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

8.6HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
CHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
NONE
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
4.0
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
3.31%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
87.3%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-25
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0331 is in the 77th percentile among its peer group of 51,485 CVEs.

Social Chatter

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.

Media 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

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (1)

npmpatch availablevia ghsa
Product: cordova-plugin-ionic-webviewFixed in: 2.2.0

Vendor Advisories (1)

npmGHSA-xwjh-cp99-cj8qhigh

Path Traversal in cordova-plugin-ionic-webview

Feb 12, 2019

References

jvn.jp / en/jp/JVN60497148/index.html
Third Party Advisory
github.com / ionic-team/cordova-plugin-ionic-webview
Third Party Advisory
jvn.jp / en/jp/JVN69812763/index.html
Third Party Advisory
npmjs.com / advisories/746
Third Party Advisory