CVE-2018-19458

HIGH ⚠ Exploit

In PHP Proxy 3.0.3, any user can read files from the server without authentication due to an index.php?q=file:/// LFI URI, a different vulnerability than CVE-2018-19246.

Affects 1 product across 1 vendor.

CVSS 3.07.5
EPSS32.9%
Percentile98th
PatchUnknown
CVSS Vector — Plain English Remotely exploitable over the network, low complexity, no authentication required, no user interaction needed, impact contained to the vulnerable component, full confidentiality impact, no integrity impact, no availability impact.
CWE Weakness Definitions
CWE-287: Improper Authentication

Software does not prove or insufficiently proves that the user is who they claim to be.

Related Attack Patterns (CAPEC)
CAPEC-57 Utilizing REST's Trust in the System Resource to Obtain Sensitive Data
via CWE-287
CAPEC-633 Token Impersonation
via CWE-287
CAPEC-650 Upload a Web Shell to a Web Server
via CWE-287
CAPEC-194 Fake the Source of Data
via CWE-287
CAPEC-593 Session Hijacking
via CWE-287
Show all 10

Mapping is CWE-to-CAPEC per MITRE CAPEC 3.9.

◆ AI Analysis — automated analysis, not human-reviewed

PHP Proxy 3.0.3 is vulnerable to a Local File Inclusion (LFI) attack through the index.php?q=file:/// URI, allowing unauthorized users to read files from the server without authentication.

BSID: BS-2018-GLOBAL-166589-H • Model: /workspace/models/qwen2.5-coder-32b-instruct-bf16 • Confidence: HIGH

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Frequently Asked Questions
What is CVE-2018-19458?
PHP Proxy 3.0.3 is vulnerable to a Local File Inclusion (LFI) attack through the index.php?q=file:/// URI, allowing unauthorized users to read files from the server without authentication.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2018-19458?
CVE-2018-19458 has CVSS 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N. EPSS: 32.9%.
Is CVE-2018-19458 actively exploited?
Public exploit available for CVE-2018-19458. Exploitation risk elevated.
How do I remediate CVE-2018-19458?
Priority: IMMEDIATE.
What systems are affected by CVE-2018-19458?
CVE-2018-19458 affects Php-Proxy Php-Proxy.
Vulnerability Details
CVE IDCVE-2018-19458
BSIDBS-2018-GLOBAL-166589-H BreachSpider Global ID
CVSS VectorCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Published2018-11-22
Last Modified2024-11-21
ICS Relevance15%
Weakness (CWE)
SourceNVD
Official Description

In PHP Proxy 3.0.3, any user can read files from the server without authentication due to an index.php?q=file:/// LFI URI, a different vulnerability than CVE-2018-19246.

Source: NIST NVD / MITRE CVE Database

Attack Vector Analysis — CITED Relevance

An attacker can exploit this vulnerability by sending a specially crafted request to the index.php script with a 'q' parameter containing a file:/// URI pointing to a file on the server. This allows the attacker to read the contents of any file accessible by the web server.

Exploitation Likelihood: HIGH

Affected Products
VendorProductAffected Versions
Php-Proxy Php-Proxy 3.0.3
Remediation

No official vendor advisory link on record. See the CVE record →

Threat Intelligence
● Threat Intelligence Validated: October 2026 | Threat Age: 2884 Days
CISA known-exploitedNot in KEV catalog
Public Exploit⚠ Available — Reference
PoC CodeNot confirmed
AI Enrichment Record — provenance & audit hash
Model/workspace/models/qwen2.5-coder-32b-instruct-bf16
ConfidenceHIGH
Enriched At2026-05-24
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