An issue was discovered in the fileDownload function in the CommonController class in…
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- 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 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-22 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
An issue was discovered in the fileDownload function in the CommonController class in FEBS-Shiro before 2018-11-05. An attacker can download a file via a request of the form /common/download?filename=1.jsp&delete=false. NOTE: the software maintainer disputes the significance of this report because the product uses a JAR archive for deployment, and this contains application.yml with configuration data
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- Yes
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
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
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2018-20437
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-fg3g-4m62-q7pr
References
Sources
- CVE-2018-20437 · CVE Program
- CVE-2018-20437 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-fg3g-4m62-q7pr · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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