Silverpeas 5.15 through 6.0.2 is affected by an authenticated Directory Traversal vulnerability that can be triggered during file uploads because core/webapi/upload/FileUploadData.java mishandles a StringUtil.java call. This vulnerability enables regular users to write arbitrary files on the underlying system with privileges of the user running the application. Especially, an attacker may leverage the vulnerability to write an executable JSP file in an exposed web directory to execute commands on the underlying system.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2018-19586 is rated High Exploit Risk (84/100): CVSS Critical severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 3.16%). Core evidence: 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Mandatory action: Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.
Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.
| EDB-ID | Source | Kind | Published | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | nvd_ref | exploit_tag | Exploit-DB ↗ |
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 | 2026-03-10 | 4.09% | 3.16% | -0.93% |
| 2 | 2025-11-21 | 3.83% | 4.09% | +0.26% |
| 3 | 2025-11-18 | — | 3.83% | — |
Full EPSS history (12 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9.9 | 3.0 | CRITICAL |
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3.1 | 6.0 | [email protected] |
| 9.0 | 2.0 | HIGH |
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8.0 | 10.0 | [email protected] |
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| silverpeas | silverpeas | >= 5.15, <= 6.0.2 | cpe:2.3:a:silverpeas:silverpeas:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://github.com/Silverpeas/Silverpeas-Core/blob/d8c3bbb0695a4907db013401bd16c6527e2b4f41/core-web/src/main/java/org/silverpeas/core/webapi/upload/FileUploadData.java#L89 | Patch Third Party Advisory |
| https://www.bishopfox.com/news/2019/01/silverpeas-5-15-to-6-0-2-path-traversal/ | Exploit Third Party Advisory |