CVE-2018-9118 is a directory traversal vulnerability affecting the 99 Robots WP Background Takeover Advertisements plugin for WordPress, specifically versions prior to 4.1.5. This flaw allows an unauthenticated attacker to read arbitrary files on the server by manipulating the 'filename' parameter in the exports/download.php script. With a CVSS score of 7.5 (High), the vulnerability is easily exploitable over the network with no user interaction required, potentially leading to sensitive information disclosure. While not listed in CISA's KEV catalog, exploit code is publicly available via ExploitDB and Nuclei templates, indicating a high potential for exploitation. Despite this, there is minimal community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 4.1.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:99robots:wp_background_takeover_advertisements:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* |
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.