Directory traversal vulnerability in Microstrategy Web, version 7, in…
Priority MEDIUM 40CWE-22Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · 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
Directory traversal vulnerability in Microstrategy Web, version 7, in "/WebMstr7/servlet/mstrWeb" (in the parameter subpage) allows remote authenticated users to bypass intended SecurityManager restrictions and list a parent directory via a /.. (slash dot dot) in a pathname used by a web application. NOTE: this is a deprecated product.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.22768 97th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 2 exploit referencesTagged by the CNA and 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 · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:microstrategy:microstrategy_web:7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7 | Vulnerable | Microstrategy |
- cpe:2.3:a:microstrategy:microstrategy_web:7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7 Vulnerable ·Microstrategy
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2018-18777
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-mw88-gp22-3p9g
References
More Microstrategy Web vulnerabilities
- TI-2020-09189 Microstrategy Web 10.4 exposes the JVM configuration, CPU architecture, installation… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2020-14424 A Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) vulnerability exists in MicroStrategy Web SDK 11.1… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.1
- TI-2018-13288 Microstrategy Web, version 7, does not sufficiently encode user-controlled inputs… CVSS 3.0MEDIUM 6.1
- TI-2020-09190 The Upload Visualization plugin in the Microstrategy Web 10.4 admin panel allows an… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.2
- TI-2018-13289 Microstrategy Web, version 7, does not sufficiently encode user-controlled inputs… CVSS 3.0MEDIUM 6.1
- TI-2020-09192 Microstrategy Web 10.4 is vulnerable to Server-Side Request Forgery in the Test Web… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.3
Sources
- CVE-2018-18777 · CVE Program
- CVE-2018-18777 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-mw88-gp22-3p9g · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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