SB2018011217 - Information disclosure in Etherpad
Published: January 12, 2018 Updated: August 8, 2020
Security Bulletin ID
SB2018011217
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) Information disclosure (CVE-ID: CVE-2015-2298)
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to gain access to sensitive information.
node/utils/ExportEtherpad.js in Etherpad 1.5.x before 1.5.2 might allow remote attackers to obtain sensitive information by leveraging an improper substring check when exporting a padID.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.