CVE-2018-9059
Stack-based buffer overflow in Easy File Sharing (EFS) Web Server 7.2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a malicious…
- 9.8CriticalCVSS base score
- 77.3%Exploitation in 30 daysEPSS · top 0.4% of all CVEs
- NoKnown exploitednot in CISA's KEV catalog
- 3Public exploitsMetasploit, Nuclei and Exploit-DB
Description
Stack-based buffer overflow in Easy File Sharing (EFS) Web Server 7.2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a malicious login request to forum.ghp. NOTE: this may overlap CVE-2014-3791.
Public exploit
An exploit or proof of concept is public: anyone can try it against an unpatched system. The public collections list a Metasploit module and 2 Exploit-DB entries for it. 2 references of the record are tagged as an exploit.
Show the exploits5
Metasploit modules1 module
- Easy File Sharing HTTP Server 7.2 SEH Overflow (Metasploit module) (opens in a new tab)
exploit/windows/http/easyfilesharing_sehRank normaldisclosed 2 Dec 2015
Exploit-DB2 entries
- Easy File Sharing Web Server 7.2 - 'UserID' Remote Buffer Overflow (DEP Bypass) (Exploit-DB entry) (opens in a new tab)
EDB-ID 44522remote, windowspublished 24 Apr 2018Not verified
- Easy File Sharing Web Server 7.2 - Stack Buffer Overflow (Exploit-DB entry) (opens in a new tab)
EDB-ID 44485remote, windowspublished 18 Apr 2018Not verified
References tagged exploit2 references
- 44522 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred
- 44485 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred
Modules, templates and exploits as listed by the Metasploit Framework (BSD-3-Clause), ProjectDiscovery's Nuclei templates (MIT) and the Exploit Database (GPLv2), read once a day. Where the data comes from
Timeline
ID reserved
By mitre
- 24 days later
· 24 days later
Published
- 6 years later
· 6 years later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.0 | Critical9.8 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 77.3% · top 0.4% of all CVEs (10 Nov 2026)
The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Critical 9.8.
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References
3
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/147246/Easy-File-Sharing-Web-Server-7.2-Buffer-Overflow.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- 44522 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred
- 44485 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- EUVD EUVD-2018-20662 (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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[](https://cveledger.app/cve/CVE-2018-9059)Record last updated .