# CVE-2018-16716: A path traversal vulnerability exists in viewcgi.c in the 2.0.7 through 2.2.26 legacy versions of the NCBI ToolBox, which may result in read

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 1 Nuclei template
- Published: 2019-05-02 · Updated: 2024-08-05

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

A path traversal vulnerability exists in viewcgi.c in the 2.0.7 through 2.2.26 legacy versions of the NCBI ToolBox, which may result in reading of arbitrary files (i.e., significant information disclosure) or file deletion via the nph-viewgif.cgi query string.

## What to do

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## References

- https://github.com/grymer/CVE/blob/master/CVE-2018-16716.md
- https://github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei-templates/blob/main/http/cves/2018/CVE-2018-16716.yaml

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