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Type: advisorySources: OSVCVE: CVE-2018-14840

uploads/.htaccess in Subrion CMS 4.2.1 allows XSS because it does not block .html file uploads (but does block, for example, .htm file uploads).

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31 Oct 2026, 10:03 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

CVE-2018-14840

core-osv · Original source

Published 2 Aug 2018, 01:29 UTC

uploads/.htaccess in Subrion CMS 4.2.1 allows XSS because it does not block .html file uploads (but does block, for example, .htm file uploads).

osv:CVE-2018-14840
Complete source record
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  "id": "4d201624e75b2bf480d8019045cc105ec648a52dd832cbc2dedea8c40e4cab98",
  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2018-14840",
  "method": "structured",
  "payload": {
    "kind": "advisory",
    "title": "CVE-2018-14840",
    "summary": "uploads/.htaccess in Subrion CMS 4.2.1 allows XSS because it does not block .html file uploads (but does block, for example, .htm file uploads).",
    "evidence": "osv:CVE-2018-14840",
    "products": [],
    "severity": "medium",
    "structured": {
      "id": "CVE-2018-14840",
      "aliases": [
        "CVE-2018-14840",
        "GHSA-vhqr-3gr2-7px9"
      ],
      "metrics": [
        {
          "type": "CVSS_V3",
          "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N"
        }
      ],
      "affected": [
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              "type": "GIT",
              "events": [
                {
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                },
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                },
                {
                  "fixed": "cb10ac2294cb2c3a6d2159f9a2bb8c58a2a10a47"
                }
              ],
              "database_specific": {
                "extracted_events": [
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                    "cpe": "cpe:2.3:a:intelliants:subrion:4.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
                    "range": [
                      {
                        "introduced": "4.2.1"
                      },
                      {
                        "last_affected": "4.2.1"
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                    "source": "CPE_STRING"
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                  {
                    "range": [
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                        "fixed": "cb10ac2294cb2c3a6d2159f9a2bb8c58a2a10a47"
                      }
                    ],
                    "source": "REFERENCES_COMMIT"
                  }
                ]
              }
            }
          ],
          "versions": [
            "4.2.1",
            "v4.2.1"
          ],
          "database_specific": {
            "source": "https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2018-14840.json"
          }
        }
      ],
      "modified": "2026-10-20T10:49:48.859045824Z",
      "provider": "osv",
      "references": [
        "https://github.com/intelliants/subrion/issues/773",
        "https://github.com/intelliants/subrion/commit/cb10ac2294cb2c3a6d2159f9a2bb8c58a2a10a47",
        "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45150/"
      ],
      "provider_metadata": {}
    },
    "related_cves": [
      {
        "value": "CVE-2018-14840",
        "evidence": "/id"
      }
    ],
    "security_relevant": true,
    "severity_evidence": "/severity/0/score"
  },
  "source_id": "core-osv",
  "document_id": 380827,
  "published_at": "2018-08-02T01:29:03.107+00:00"
}