SLiMS 8 Akasia through 8.3.1 has an arbitrary file reading issue because of directory…
Priority LOW 34CWE-22Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-22 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
SLiMS 8 Akasia through 8.3.1 has an arbitrary file reading issue because of directory traversal in the url parameter to admin/help.php. It can be exploited by remote authenticated librarian users.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.02666 85th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 5
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:slims:akasia:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 8.0 | Vulnerable | SLIMS |
| cpe:2.3:a:slims:akasia:8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 8.1 | Vulnerable | SLIMS |
| cpe:2.3:a:slims:akasia:8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 8.2 | Vulnerable | SLIMS |
| cpe:2.3:a:slims:akasia:8.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 8.3 | Vulnerable | SLIMS |
| cpe:2.3:a:slims:akasia:8.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 8.3.1 | Vulnerable | SLIMS |
- cpe:2.3:a:slims:akasia:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.0 Vulnerable ·SLIMS
- cpe:2.3:a:slims:akasia:8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.1 Vulnerable ·SLIMS
- cpe:2.3:a:slims:akasia:8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.2 Vulnerable ·SLIMS
- cpe:2.3:a:slims:akasia:8.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.3 Vulnerable ·SLIMS
- cpe:2.3:a:slims:akasia:8.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.3.1 Vulnerable ·SLIMS
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2017-12586
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-p9vm-qp96-wp3x
References
More SLIMS Akasia vulnerabilities
- TI-2017-09312 SLiMS 8 Akasia through 8.3.1 has SQL injection in admin/AJAX_lookup_handler.php… CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.8
Sources
- CVE-2017-12586 · CVE Program
- CVE-2017-12586 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-p9vm-qp96-wp3x · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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