CVE-2018-17341 describes an authentication bypass vulnerability in BigTree CMS version 4.2.23 on Windows systems. When Advanced or Simple Rewrite routing is enabled, attackers can use a directory traversal sequence (../) in the bigtree_htaccess_url parameter to bypass authentication and gain unauthorized access. This vulnerability carries a high CVSS score of 8.1, indicating a severe impact with potential for full compromise (confidentiality, integrity, and availability) through a network-based attack with high complexity. Despite its severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
4.2.23CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:bigtreecms:bigtree_cms:4.2.23:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.2 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.