SB2017070714 - Path traversal in yaws.hyber Yaws
Published: July 7, 2017 Updated: August 8, 2020
Security Bulletin ID
SB2017070714
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-2017-10974)
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to gain access to sensitive information.
Yaws 1.91 allows Unauthenticated Remote File Disclosure via HTTP Directory Traversal with /%5C../ to port 8080. NOTE: this CVE is only about use of an initial /%5C sequence to defeat traversal protection mechanisms; the initial /%5C sequence was apparently not discussed in earlier research on this product.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.