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Vulnerability record · CVE-2018-15573 · published 20 August 2018

CVE-2018-15573: Reprisesoftware reprise license manager unrestricted file upload vulnerability

Reprisesoftware · Reprise License Manager

An issue was discovered in Reprise License Manager (RLM) through 12.2BL2. Attackers can use the web interface to read and write data to any file on disk (as long as rlm.exe has access to it) via /goform/edit_lf_process with file content in the lfdata parameter and a pathname in the lf parameter. By default, the web interface is on port 5054, and does not require authentication. NOTE: the vendor has stated "We do not consider this a vulnerability.

8.8 CVSS 3.1 High EPSS 2.1% · top 18.6% CWE-434 · Unrestricted file upload
8.8CVSS 3.1 base score, v2 9.3
2.1%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
4References, 2 tagged exploit
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

An issue was discovered in Reprise License Manager (RLM) through 12.2BL2. Attackers can use the web interface to read and write data to any file on disk (as long as rlm.exe has access to it) via /goform/edit_lf_process with file content in the lfdata parameter and a pathname in the lf parameter. By default, the web interface is on port 5054, and does not require authentication. NOTE: the vendor has stated "We do not consider this a vulnerability.

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

Affected products

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

References

LinkTags
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2021/Dec/18 Third Party Advisory
https://bittherapy.net/rce-with-arbitrary-file-write-and-xss-in-reprise-license-manager/ ExploitThird Party Advisory
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2021/Dec/18 Third Party Advisory
https://bittherapy.net/rce-with-arbitrary-file-write-and-xss-in-reprise-license-manager/ ExploitThird Party Advisory

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2018-15573), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-27). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.