High
Security advisory
KindEditor through 4.1.11 has a path traversal vulnerability in php/upload_json.php. Anyone can browse a file or directory in the kindeditor/attached/ folder via the path parameter without authentication.
- Products
- Not specified
- Affected versions
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- Fixed versions
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- CVEs
- CVE-2018-18950
- Confirmed fixed CVEs
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- Updated in this feed
- 31 Oct 2026, 10:28 UTC · Revision 1
Source evidence
KindEditor through 4.1.11 has a path traversal vulnerability in php/upload_json.php. Anyone can browse a file or directory in the kindeditor/attached/ folder via the path parameter without authentication.
osv:CVE-2018-18950
Complete source record
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