Critical
Security advisory
util/FileDownloadUtils.java in FileDownloader 1.7.3 does not check an attachment's name. If an attacker places "../" in the file name, the file can be stored in an unintended directory because of Directory Traversal.
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- Affected versions
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- Fixed versions
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- CVEs
- CVE-2018-11248
- Confirmed fixed CVEs
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- 31 Oct 2026, 10:01 UTC · Revision 1
Source evidence
util/FileDownloadUtils.java in FileDownloader 1.7.3 does not check an attachment's name. If an attacker places "../" in the file name, the file can be stored in an unintended directory because of Directory Traversal.
osv:CVE-2018-11248
Complete source record
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