#VU21963 Path traversal in HongCMS - CVE-2019-16867
Published: October 21, 2019
Vulnerability identifier: #VU21963
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: 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-2019-16867
CWE-ID: CWE-22
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
HongCMS
HongCMS
Software vendor:
HongCMS
HongCMS
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/database/ajax?action=delete URL and delete arbitrary files on the system.
Note, this vulnerability can be exploited via the CSRF attack vector.
Remediation
Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.