SB2014012804 - Path traversal in Bitweaver
Published: January 28, 2014 Updated: August 10, 2020
Security Bulletin ID
SB2014012804
Severity
Medium
Patch available
NO
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Information disclosure
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Path traversal (CVE-ID: CVE-2012-5192)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform directory traversal attacks.
The vulnerability exists due to input validation error when processing directory traversal sequences in gmap/view_overlay.php in Bitweaver 2.8.1 and earlier. A remote authenticated attacker can send a specially crafted HTTP request and remote attackers to read arbitrary files via "''%2F" (dot dot encoded slash) sequences in the overlay_type parameter.
Remediation
Cybersecurity Help is not aware of any official remediation provided by the vendor.