CVE-2018-25059

Name: CVE-2018-25059
Creator: NVD / NIST
Published: 2022-12-30T11:15:10.13+00:00
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

MEDIUMCVSS 5.3/10EPSS 0.77%

Last modified Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2018-25059 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 5.3/10 on the CVSS scale. A vulnerability was found in pastebinit up to 0.2.2 and classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is the function pasteHandler of the file server.go. EPSS estimates a 0.77% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Description

A vulnerability was found in pastebinit up to 0.2.2 and classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is the function pasteHandler of the file server.go. The manipulation of the argument r.URL.Path leads to path traversal. Upgrading to version 0.2.3 is able to address this issue. The name of the patch is 1af2facb6d95976c532b7f8f82747d454a092272. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component. The identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-217040.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1

5.3/10

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

EPSS Probability

0.77%

50.8th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-22

Affected Software

Vendor	Product	Versions
Pastebinit Project	Pastebinit	<= 0.2.2

References

https://github.com/jessfraz/pastebinit/commit/1af2facb6d95976c532b7f8f82747d454a092272Patch, Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/jessfraz/pastebinit/pull/3Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/jessfraz/pastebinit/releases/tag/v0.2.3Release Notes, Third Party Advisory
https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.217040Third Party Advisory
https://vuldb.com/?id.217040Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/jessfraz/pastebinit/commit/1af2facb6d95976c532b7f8f82747d454a092272Patch, Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/jessfraz/pastebinit/pull/3Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/jessfraz/pastebinit/releases/tag/v0.2.3Release Notes, Third Party Advisory
https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.217040Third Party Advisory
https://vuldb.com/?id.217040Third Party Advisory

Timeline

Published: Dec 30, 2022
Last Modified: Jun 17, 2026
Status: Modified

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2018-25059?

How severe is CVE-2018-25059?

CVE-2018-25059 has a CVSS score of 5.3/10 (MEDIUM severity). The EPSS model estimates a 0.77% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2018-25059?

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Source: NVD / NIST