CVE-2026-1018
📋 TL;DR
The Police Statistics Database System developed by Gotac contains an unauthenticated arbitrary file read vulnerability via absolute path traversal. This allows remote attackers to download any system files without authentication. Organizations using this software are affected.
💻 Affected Systems
- Police Statistics Database System
📦 What is this software?
⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact
Worst Case
Attackers could exfiltrate sensitive police data, system configuration files, credentials, and other critical information, potentially leading to data breaches and system compromise.
Likely Case
Attackers will download configuration files, database credentials, and sensitive police statistics data for reconnaissance and further attacks.
If Mitigated
With proper network segmentation and access controls, impact would be limited to the exposed system's files only.
🎯 Exploit Status
The vulnerability requires no authentication and uses simple path traversal techniques.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: Latest version from vendor
Vendor Advisory: https://www.twcert.org.tw/en/cp-139-10638-0e44b-2.html
Restart Required: Yes
Instructions:
1. Contact Gotac for the latest patched version. 2. Backup current installation. 3. Install the patched version. 4. Restart the application service.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Network Access Restriction
allRestrict access to the Police Statistics Database System web interface to authorized IP addresses only.
Web Application Firewall Rules
allImplement WAF rules to block path traversal patterns and file read attempts.
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Isolate the system on a separate network segment with strict access controls
- Implement application-level input validation to sanitize file path parameters
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Attempt to access system files via the web interface using path traversal payloads like '../../../../etc/passwd' or 'C:\Windows\system.ini'Check Version:
Check the application version in the web interface or configuration filesVerify Fix Applied:
Test the same path traversal attempts after patching - they should return error messages instead of file contents📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Multiple failed file access attempts
- Requests containing '../' patterns
- Access to unusual file paths
Network Indicators:
- Unusual outbound data transfers from the database server
- HTTP requests with file path parameters
SIEM Query:
source="web_server" AND (uri="*../*" OR uri="*..\\*" OR uri="*file=*" OR uri="*path=*")