SB2017012404 - Directory traversal in Liferay Portal
Published: January 24, 2017
Security Bulletin ID
SB2017012404
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
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-2016-6517)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to view arbitrary files on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation when processing data passed via the “minifierBundleDir” HTTP GET parameter to “/html/js/barebone.jsp” script. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted HTTP request, containing directory traversal sequences (e.g. %2E%2E (encoded dot dot)) and view contents of arbitrary files on the vulnerable system.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.