Path traversal in [UNKNOWN] pulp
Priority LOW 32CWE-22Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- High
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.
Summary
pulp 2.16.x and possibly older is vulnerable to an improper path parsing. A malicious user or a malicious iso feed repository can write to locations accessible to the 'apache' user. This may lead to overwrite of published content on other iso repositories.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01067 64th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Red Hat: 1 advisory
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| [UNKNOWN] | pulp | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- pulp Vendor[UNKNOWN] Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 4
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:pulpproject:pulp:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 2.16.0 | Vulnerable | Pulpproject |
| cpe:2.3:a:pulpproject:pulp:2.16.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.16.1 | Vulnerable | Pulpproject |
| cpe:2.3:a:pulpproject:pulp:2.16.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.16.2 | Vulnerable | Pulpproject |
| cpe:2.3:a:pulpproject:pulp:2.16.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.16.4 | Vulnerable | Pulpproject |
- cpe:2.3:a:pulpproject:pulp:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 2.16.0 Vulnerable ·Pulpproject
- cpe:2.3:a:pulpproject:pulp:2.16.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.16.1 Vulnerable ·Pulpproject
- cpe:2.3:a:pulpproject:pulp:2.16.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.16.2 Vulnerable ·Pulpproject
- cpe:2.3:a:pulpproject:pulp:2.16.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.16.4 Vulnerable ·Pulpproject
Remediation
Red Hat 1 advisory
- RHSA-2019:1222 Released 2019-05-14 · Red Hat rating ModerateSatellite 6.5 Release
- Red Hat Satellite 6.5 SOAPpy-0.11.6-17.el7, ansiblerole-insights-client-1.6-1.el7sat, candlepin-2.5.15-1.el7sat +47
- Red Hat Satellite Capsule 6.5 SOAPpy-0.11.6-17.el7, ansiblerole-insights-client-1.6-1.el7sat, createrepo_c-0.7.4-1.el7sat +47
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| RHUI 3 for RHEL 7 | Fixed | — |
| Red Hat Satellite 6.5 | Fixed | RHSA-2019:1222 |
| Red Hat Satellite Capsule 6.5 | Fixed | RHSA-2019:1222 |
Not affected: 1 product
- Red Hat Virtualization 4
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2018-10917
References
More Pulpproject Pulp vulnerabilities
- TI-2024-06611 Pulpcore: rbac permissions incorrectly assigned in tasks that create objects CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.3
- TI-2016-03134 Pulp before 2.8.5 uses bash's $RANDOM in an unsafe way to generate passwords. CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2016-02610 client/consumer/cli.py in Pulp before 2.8.3 writes consumer private keys to… CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2015-04422 pulp-consumer-client 2.4.0 through 2.6.3 does not check the server's TLS certificate… CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.1
- TI-2018-01009 Information disclosure in [UNKNOWN] pulp CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2013-06102 Pulp before 2.3.0 uses the same the same certificate authority key and certificate for all installations. CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.5
Sources
- CVE-2018-10917 · CVE Program
- CVE-2018-10917 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- CVE-2018-10917 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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