Path traversal in WISE-PaaS/RMM - CVE-2019-13551

 

Path traversal in WISE-PaaS/RMM - CVE-2019-13551

Published: November 1, 2019


Vulnerability identifier: #VU22453
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-13551
CWE-ID: CWE-22
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: Advantech Co., Ltd
Affected software:
WISE-PaaS/RMM

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 and read arbitrary files on the system.

Note: An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to remotely execute code.


How to mitigate CVE-2019-13551

Vendor recommends to update to new EdgeSense and DeviceOn software bundles.

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