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Vulnerability record · CVE-2018-1299 · published 6 February 2018

CVE-2018-1299: Apache allura path traversal vulnerability

Apache · Allura

In Apache Allura before 1.8.0, unauthenticated attackers may retrieve arbitrary files through the Allura web application. Some webservers used with Allura, such as Nginx, Apache/mod_wsgi or paster may prevent the attack from succeeding. Others, such as gunicorn do not prevent it and leave Allura vulnerable.

7.5 CVSS 3.0 High EPSS 3.0% · top 13.1% CWE-22 · Path traversal
7.5CVSS 3.0 base score, v2 5.0
3.0%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
4References
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

In Apache Allura before 1.8.0, unauthenticated attackers may retrieve arbitrary files through the Allura web application. Some webservers used with Allura, such as Nginx, Apache/mod_wsgi or paster may prevent the attack from succeeding. Others, such as gunicorn do not prevent it and leave Allura vulnerable.

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
https://allura.apache.org/posts/2018-allura-1.8.0.html Vendor Advisory
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/b52069073cf3cb0f84c9e1e2b34d411fc163af39e4f3e50712ac8a4d%40%3Cdev.allura.apache.org
https://allura.apache.org/posts/2018-allura-1.8.0.html Vendor Advisory
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/b52069073cf3cb0f84c9e1e2b34d411fc163af39e4f3e50712ac8a4d%40%3Cdev.allura.apache.org

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2018-1299), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-27). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.