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CVE-2018-17553

85
FAUCET Score

CVE-2018-17553 is an "Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type" vulnerability with directory traversal in Naviwebs Navigate CMS version 2.8. This flaw allows authenticated attackers to achieve remote code execution by exploiting navigate_upload.php. With a CVSS score of 8.8 (HIGH), it presents a significant risk due to its low attack complexity and potential for complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not listed in CISA's KEV catalog, a Metasploit module exists, indicating readily available exploit code, though there is minimal community discussion or media coverage.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
2.8CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:naviwebs:navigate_cms:2.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

8.8HIGH

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
2.8
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
78.99%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
99.6%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-25
Model: v2026.06.15
Metasploit: Navigate CMS Unauthenticated Remote Code Execution · Sep 26, 2018
ExploitDB: EDB-45561 · Oct 8, 2018
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.7899 is in the 99th percentile among its peer group of 17,822 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 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)

github_advisorypatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch

References

github.com / NavigateCMS/Navigate-CMS/commit/2bdcb8b3c5bb23851a2115db96585f1ac8cb2d1e
PatchVendor Advisory
github.com / rapid7/metasploit-framework/pull/10704
ExploitThird Party Advisory
exploit-db.com / exploits/45561
ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry