Path traversal in SeaCMS - CVE-2018-16821
Published: November 18, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU15940
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 5.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-16821
CWE-ID: CWE-22
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform directory traversal attacks.
The vulnerability exists due to input validation error when processing directory traversal sequences passed via the "path" HTTP GET parameter to "upload/admin/admin_template.php" script. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted HTTP request and list contents of arbitrary directory on the system.
Affected software
SeaCMS
How to mitigate CVE-2018-16821
Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.