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CVE-2018-16974

CRITICAL · CVSS 9.8 EPSS 3.56% Public Exploit

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2018-09-12 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a critical severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 9.8. Public exploit code or proof-of-concept references have been detected in its references.

Public Exploit Signal

A public exploit, PoC, GitHub repository or Metasploit reference was detected for this CVE.

Detected Signals
code execution

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CVE
CVE-2018-16974
Severity
CRITICAL
CVSS
9.8
EPSS
3.56%

Original NVD Description

An issue was discovered in Elefant CMS before 2.0.7. There is a PHP Code Execution Vulnerability in apps/filemanager/upload/drop.php by using /filemanager/api/rm/.htaccess to remove the .htaccess file, and then using a filename that ends in .php followed by space characters (for bypassing the blacklist).

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