Path traversal in PopojiCMS - CVE-2018-18936
Published: March 4, 2019
Vulnerability identifier: #VU17896
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-18936
CWE-ID: CWE-22
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: PopojiCMS
Affected software:
PopojiCMS
PopojiCMS
Detailed 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 within admin_library.php when processing data passed via the "id" parameter to "po-admin/route.php?mod=library&act=delete" URI. A remote administrator can send a specially crafted HTTP request and delete arbitrary files on the system.
Note, this vulnerability can be exploited via CSRF.
How to mitigate CVE-2018-18936
Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.