Path traversal in HongCMS - CVE-2018-16774
Published: October 21, 2019
Vulnerability identifier: #VU21961
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-16774
CWE-ID: CWE-22
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: HongCMS
Affected software:
HongCMS
HongCMS
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. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted HTTP request to the admin/index.php/language/ajax?action=delete URL and delete arbitrary files on the system.
This vulnerability can be exploited via CSRF attack vector.
How to mitigate CVE-2018-16774
Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.