CVE-2018-1000161
5.7
MEDIUM
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.18%
Description
nmap version 6.49BETA6 through 7.60, up to and including SVN revision 37147 contains a Directory Traversal vulnerability in NSE script http-fetch that can result in file overwrite as the user is running it. This attack appears to be exploitable via a victim that runs NSE script http-fetch against a malicious web site. This vulnerability appears to have been fixed in 7.7.
How to fix CVE-2018-1000161
To remediate CVE-2018-1000161, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- —upgrade to 7.70+dfsg1-1 or later
Is CVE-2018-1000161 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.2%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (1)
- from 0, < 7.70+dfsg1-1
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM5.7 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N |