Vulnerability record · CVE-2018-18777 · published 1 November 2018

CVE-2018-18777: Microstrategy web path traversal vulnerability

Microstrategy · Microstrategy Web

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.

4.3 CVSS 3.0 Medium EPSS 23% · top 2.3% CWE-22 · Path traversal

4.3CVSS 3.0 base score, v2 4.0

23%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days

NoNot in CISA KEV

1Affected product versions listed by NVD

4References, 4 tagged exploit

17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

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

Affected products

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

Microstrategy Web Microstrategy

References

Link	Tags
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/150059/Microstrategy-Web-7-Cross-Site-Scripting-Traversal.html	ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45755/	ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/150059/Microstrategy-Web-7-Cross-Site-Scripting-Traversal.html	ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45755/	ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2018-18777), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.