Path traversal in Pimcore - CVE-2019-16317

 

Path traversal in Pimcore - CVE-2019-16317

Published: September 15, 2019


Vulnerability identifier: #VU21107
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-16317
CWE-ID: CWE-22
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: Pimcore
Affected software:
Pimcore

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 the file names. A remote authenticated attacker can create a specially crafted .phar file and execute arbitrary code on the system via a phar:// URL in a filename parameter that contains directory traversal characters 


How to mitigate CVE-2019-16317

Install updates from vendor's website.

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