Path traversal in Ad Inserter - Ad Manager & AdSense Ads - CVE-2019-15323
Published: July 16, 2019 / Updated: August 28, 2019
Vulnerability identifier: #VU19194
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: 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/E:P/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-15323
CWE-ID: CWE-22
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Igor Funa
Affected software:
Ad Inserter - Ad Manager & AdSense Ads
Ad Inserter - Ad Manager & AdSense Ads
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform directory traversal attacks.
The vulnerability exists due to improper sanitization of the "image" and "css" parameters in the " ai_ajax_backend" AJAX request. A remote authenticated administrator can send a specially crafted HTTP request to the plugin page in admin panel and read arbitrary files on the server.
How to mitigate CVE-2019-15323
Install updates from vendor's website.