Path traversal in EspoCRM - CVE-2014-7985
Published: July 28, 2019
Vulnerability identifier: #VU19500
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2014-7985
CWE-ID: CWE-22
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: EspoCRM
Affected software:
EspoCRM
EspoCRM
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 passed via the "action" parameter to install/index.php. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted HTTP request and view contents of arbitrary file on the system.
How to mitigate CVE-2014-7985
Install update from vendor's website.