Path traversal in PHPMyWind - CVE-2019-7403

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Main Vulnerability Database Vulnerabilities #VU21285

Path traversal in PHPMyWind - CVE-2019-7403

Published: September 23, 2019


Vulnerability identifier: #VU21285
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-7403
CWE-ID: CWE-22
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: PHPMyWind
Affected software:
PHPMyWind

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote user to delete arbitrary files on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to input validation error when processing directory traversal sequences in "/admin/database_backup.php" script. A remote authenticated administrator can send a specially crafted HTTP request and delete arbitrary files on the system.

Example: 

http://[host]/admin/database_backup.php?action=import&dopost=deldir&tbname=../../../../../../../bbb

How to mitigate CVE-2019-7403

Install updates from vendor's website.

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