ID:4285 - Exploit for Path traversal in mpdf - CVE-2011-5219

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Vulnerability description

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 examples/show_code.php in mPDF 5.3 and earlier. A remote authenticated attacker can send a specially crafted HTTP request and remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a . (dot dot) in the filename parameter.

Remediation