Path traversal in SugarCRM - CVE-2019-17311
Published: October 17, 2019
Vulnerability identifier: #VU21909
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-17311
CWE-ID: CWE-22
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: SugarCRM Inc.
Affected software:
SugarCRM
SugarCRM
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform directory traversal attacks.
The vulnerability exists in the attachment function in the REST API due to input validation error when processing directory traversal sequences. A remote authenticated attacker can send a specially crafted HTTP request and inject arbitrary PHP code on the target system.
How to mitigate CVE-2019-17311
Install updates from vendor's website. Install Hot fix applied to 7.9.5.0 for versions 7.9.