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CVE-2018-15750 (GCVE-0-2018-15750)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2018-10-24 22:00 – Updated: 2024-08-05 10:01
VLAI
Summary
Directory Traversal vulnerability in salt-api in SaltStack Salt before 2017.7.8 and 2018.3.x before 2018.3.3 allows remote attackers to determine which files exist on the server.
Severity
5.3 (Medium)
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
CWE
  • n/a
Assigner
References
Date Public
2018-10-24 00:00
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      "aggregate_severity": "moderate",
      "current_release_date": "2026-08-31T08:40:39Z",
      "cve": "CVE-2018-15750",
      "id": "CVE-2018-15750",
      "initial_release_date": "2023-02-15T04:24:50Z",
      "product_status:known_affected": "394",
      "product_status:known_not_affected": "542",
      "product_status:recommended": "1111",
      "source": "SUSE CSAF VEX",
      "status": "interim",
      "title": "SUSE CVE CVE-2018-15750",
      "url": "https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/csaf-vex/cve-2018-15750.json",
      "version": "50"
    }
  }
}



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Forecast uses a logistic model when the trend is rising, or an exponential decay model when the trend is falling. Fitted via linearized least squares.

Sightings

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Nomenclature

  • Seen: The vulnerability was mentioned, discussed, or observed by the user.
  • Confirmed: The vulnerability has been validated from an analyst's perspective.
  • Published Proof of Concept: A public proof of concept is available for this vulnerability.
  • Exploited: The vulnerability was observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
  • Patched: The vulnerability was observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.
  • Not exploited: The vulnerability was not observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
  • Not confirmed: The user expressed doubt about the validity of the vulnerability.
  • Not patched: The vulnerability was not observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.


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