Path traversal in EasyInstall - CVE-2019-19893
Published: January 30, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU24772
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-2019-19893
CWE-ID: CWE-22
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: IXP Data
Affected software:
EasyInstall
EasyInstall
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 on TCP port 8000 via the Engine Service. A remote attacker, who can access the server's filesystem with the access rights of "NT AUTHORITYSYSTEM", can send a specially crafted HTTP request and read arbitrary files on the system.
How to mitigate CVE-2019-19893
Install update from vendor's website.