# CVE-2018-19748: app/plug/attachment/controller/admincontroller.php in SDCMS 1.6 allows reading arbitrary files via a /?m=plug&c=admin&a=index&p=attachment&r

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2018-11-29 · Updated: 2024-09-17

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

app/plug/attachment/controller/admincontroller.php in SDCMS 1.6 allows reading arbitrary files via a /?m=plug&c=admin&a=index&p=attachment&root= directory traversal. The value of the root parameter must be base64 encoded (note that base64 encoding, instead of URL encoding, is very rare in a directory traversal attack vector).

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## References

- https://blog.whiterabbitxyj.com/cve/SDCMS_1.6_directory_traversal.doc
- https://github.com/WhiteRabbitc/WhiteRabbitc.github.io/blob/master/cve/SDCMS_1.6_directory_traversal.doc

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