SB2019110527 - Arbitrary file read in PhantomJS
Published: November 5, 2019 Updated: January 10, 2023
Security Bulletin ID
SB2019110527
CSH 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 vulnerability.
1) Files or Directories Accessible to External Parties (CVE-ID: CVE-2019-17221)
CWE-ID: CWE-552 - Files or Directories Accessible to External Parties
CVSSv4: 8.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to read arbitrary files on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to insecure processing of an XMLHttpRequest for a file:// URI in the page.open() function of the webpage module. A remote attacker can view contents of arbitrary files on the system.
Remediation
Cybersecurity Help is not aware of any official remediation provided by the vendor.