Path traversal in CyBroHttpServer - CVE-2018-16133
Published: September 3, 2018 / Updated: June 17, 2021
Vulnerability identifier: #VU14594
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: 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/E:P/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-16133
CWE-ID: CWE-22
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
Public exploit is available
Vendor: Cybrotech
Affected software:
CyBroHttpServer
CyBroHttpServer
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform directory traversal attacks.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient sanitization of user-supplied passed via . A remote attacker can send a specially specially crafted HTTP request containing directory traversal sequences and read contents of arbitrary files on the system.
How to mitigate CVE-2018-16133
Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.