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Type: advisorySources: OSVCVE: CVE-2019-16868

emlog through 6.0.0beta has an arbitrary file deletion vulnerability via an admin/data.php?action=dell_all_bak request with directory traversal sequences in the bak[] parameter.

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31 Oct 2026, 10:20 UTC · Revision 1

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CVE-2019-16868

core-osv · Original source

Published 25 Sept 2019, 13:15 UTC

emlog through 6.0.0beta has an arbitrary file deletion vulnerability via an admin/data.php?action=dell_all_bak request with directory traversal sequences in the bak[] parameter.

osv:CVE-2019-16868
Complete source record
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  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2019-16868",
  "method": "structured",
  "payload": {
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    "summary": "emlog through 6.0.0beta has an arbitrary file deletion vulnerability via an admin/data.php?action=dell_all_bak request with directory traversal sequences in the bak[] parameter.",
    "evidence": "osv:CVE-2019-16868",
    "products": [],
    "severity": "critical",
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          "versions": [
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          ],
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          }
        }
      ],
      "modified": "2026-10-20T10:50:13.915001199Z",
      "provider": "osv",
      "references": [
        "https://github.com/emlog/emlog/issues/48"
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    },
    "related_cves": [
      {
        "value": "CVE-2019-16868",
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    "security_relevant": true,
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  },
  "source_id": "core-osv",
  "document_id": 381419,
  "published_at": "2019-09-25T13:15:11.22+00:00"
}