CVE-2018-19458

Exp

In PHP Proxy 3.0.3, any user can read files from the server without authentication due to an index.php?q=file:/// LFI URI, a different vulnerability than CVE-2018-19246.

Published: 2018-11-22 Last update: 2024-11-21 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2018-19458 is rated High Exploit Risk (84.5/100): CVSS High severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 79.97%, 99th percentile). Core evidence: 3 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). EPSS rose +4.86% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Mandatory action: Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

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Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2018-19458

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
45780 exploit_db edb 2018-11-05 Exploit-DB ↗
nvd_ref exploit_tag Exploit-DB ↗
nvd_ref exploit_tag Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2018-19458

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2025-11-21 75.10% 79.97% +4.86%
2 2025-11-18 79.97% 75.10% -4.86%
3 2025-11-16 79.97%

Full EPSS history (19 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2018-19458

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.5 3.0 HIGH
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:N)
Service keeps running; no real outage angle.
3.9 3.6 [email protected]
5.0 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
10.0 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2018-19458

GitHub Security Advisory for CVE-2018-19458

GHSA-3x3m-p2wx-g7cw · Severity: high · Ecosystem: composer — Unauthenticated File Read in PHP Proxy

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2018-19458

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
php-proxy php-proxy 3.0.3 cpe:2.3:a:php-proxy:php-proxy:3.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2018-19458

URL Tags
https://pentest.com.tr/exploits/PHP-Proxy-3-0-3-Local-File-Inclusion.html Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45780/ Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
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