Path traversal in Gila CMS - CVE-2019-11515
Published: September 23, 2019
Vulnerability identifier: #VU21278
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-11515
CWE-ID: CWE-22
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Gila CMS
Affected software:
Gila CMS
Gila CMS
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote authenticated administrator to perform directory traversal attacks.
The vulnerability exists due to input validation error when processing directory traversal sequences in the "/src/core/classes/db_backup.php" file. A remote authenticated administrator can send a specially crafted HTTP request and read arbitrary files on the system via the "admin/db_backup?download=".
PoC:
http://[host]/admin/db_backup?download=/etc/passwdHow to mitigate CVE-2019-11515
Install updates from vendor's website.