# CVE-2018-15536: /filemanager/ajax\_calls.php in tecrail Responsive FileManager before 9.13.4 does not properly validate file paths in archives, allowing for

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 1 on Exploit-DB
- Published: 2018-08-24 · Updated: 2024-08-05

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

/filemanager/ajax_calls.php in tecrail Responsive FileManager before 9.13.4 does not properly validate file paths in archives, allowing for the extraction of crafted archives to overwrite arbitrary files via an extract action, aka Directory Traversal.

## What to do

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## Related

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## References

- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45271/
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2018/Aug/34
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45271

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