CVE-2018-25438 (GCVE-0-2018-25438)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-10-22 10:57 – Updated: 2026-10-22 10:57 X_Known Exploited Vulnerability Unsupported When Assigned
VLAI Previdian
Title
Intermesh Group-Office < 3.5.5 Path Traversal via compress.php
Summary
Intermesh Group-Office 3.3.0 before 3.5.5 contains an unauthenticated path traversal vulnerability in compress.php that allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files by manipulating the 'file' parameter. Attackers can send GET requests to /compress.php with '../' sequences in the 'file' parameter, which is appended to the cache path and passed to readfile(), to read files such as /etc/passwd. Exploitation evidence was first observed by the Shadowserver Foundation on 2023-10-21.
Severity
8.7 (High)
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
7.5 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CWE
  • CWE-22 - Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
Assigner
VulnCheck CNA under the mitre root
CNA scorecard B 84/100 over 6753 records in the last 180 days details
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
Intermesh Group-Office Affected: 3.3.0 , < 3.5.5 (custom)
    cpe:2.3:a:intermesh:group-office:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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Date Public
2018-02-23 00:00
Credits
indoushka The Shadowserver Foundation
Previdian
Known Exploited Vulnerability - GCVE BCP-07 Compliant
KEV entry ID: db5c01cd-bcf3-454e-bb10-f73ac4772fef

Vulnerability ID: CVE-2018-25438

Status: Confirmed

Status Updated: 2026-10-22 11:10 UTC

Exploited: Yes

Timestamps
First Seen: 2026-10-22
Asserted: 2026-10-22
Scope
Notes: Intermesh Group-Office < 3.5.5 Path Traversal via compress.php | Affected: Intermesh / Group-Office | CVSS: 8.7 (HIGH) | Used in malware: unknown | Not yet in CISA KEV: True
Evidence

Type: Public Report

Signal: Successful Exploitation

Confidence: 70%

Source: previdian

Details
Feed Previdian (previdian.com)
Title Intermesh Group-Office < 3.5.5 Path Traversal via compress.php
Cve Id CVE-2018-25438
Vendor Intermesh
Ghsa Id None
Product Group-Office
Added Date 2026-10-22T11:10:51.088Z
Cvss Score 8.7
Epss Score None
Previous Ids
Cvss Severity HIGH
Virtual Patch False
Cvss Estimated False
Epss Percentile None
Used In Malware unknown
Vulnerability Id CVE-2018-25438
Ahead Of Cisa Kev None
Not Yet In Cisa Kev True
References
Created: 2026-10-23 12:00 UTC | Updated: 2026-10-23 12:00 UTC
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