CVE-2018-20092

PTC ThingWorx Platform through 8.3.0 is vulnerable to a directory traversal attack on ZIP files via a POST request.

Published: 2018-12-17 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2018-20092 is rated Moderate Risk (59.7/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 2.18%). EPSS rose +1.76% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2018-20092

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 2026-06-15 0.42% 2.18% +1.76%
2 2025-03-30 0.82% 0.42% -0.40%
3 2025-03-29 — 0.82% —

Full EPSS history (9 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2018-20092

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-2018-20092

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2018-20092

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
ptc thingworx_platform >= 7.0.0, <= 7.0.14 cpe:2.3:a:ptc:thingworx_platform:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ptc thingworx_platform < 7.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:ptc:thingworx_platform:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ptc thingworx_platform >= 7.1.0, <= 7.1.18 cpe:2.3:a:ptc:thingworx_platform:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ptc thingworx_platform >= 7.2.0, <= 7.2.21 cpe:2.3:a:ptc:thingworx_platform:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ptc thingworx_platform >= 7.3.0, <= 7.3.18 cpe:2.3:a:ptc:thingworx_platform:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ptc thingworx_platform >= 7.4.0, <= 7.4.14 cpe:2.3:a:ptc:thingworx_platform:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ptc thingworx_platform >= 8.0.0, <= 8.0.12 cpe:2.3:a:ptc:thingworx_platform:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ptc thingworx_platform >= 8.1.0, <= 8.1.8 cpe:2.3:a:ptc:thingworx_platform:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ptc thingworx_platform >= 8.2.0, <= 8.2.5 cpe:2.3:a:ptc:thingworx_platform:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ptc thingworx_platform 8.3.0 cpe:2.3:a:ptc:thingworx_platform:8.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2018-20092

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