# CVE-2018-15745: Argus Surveillance DVR 4.0.0.0 devices allow Unauthenticated Directory Traversal, leading to File Disclosure via a ..%2F in the WEBACCOUNT.C

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 1 on Exploit-DB, 1 Metasploit module, 1 GitHub repo listed by PoC-in-GitHub, 1 Nuclei template
- Published: 2018-08-30 · Updated: 2024-08-05

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Argus Surveillance DVR 4.0.0.0 devices allow Unauthenticated Directory Traversal, leading to File Disclosure via a ..%2F in the WEBACCOUNT.CGI RESULTPAGE parameter.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45296/
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/149134/Argus-Surveillance-DVR-4.0.0.0-Directory-Traversal.html
- http://hyp3rlinx.altervista.org/advisories/ARGUS-SURVEILLANCE-DVR-v4-UNAUTHENTICATED-PATH-TRAVERSAL-FILE-DISCLOSURE.txt
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45296
- https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master/modules/auxiliary/gather/argus_dvr_4_lfi_cve_2018_15745.rb
- https://github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei-templates/blob/main/http/cves/2018/CVE-2018-15745.yaml
- https://github.com/Jasurbek-Masimov/CVE-2018-15745

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