Path traversal in Vanilla - CVE-2019-9889
Published: March 21, 2019 / Updated: July 17, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU31142
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 5.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-9889
CWE-ID: CWE-22
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote privileged user to gain access to sensitive information.
In Vanilla before 2.6.4, a flaw exists within the getSingleIndex function of the AddonManager class. The issue results in a require call using a crafted type value, leading to Directory Traversal with File Inclusion. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code under the context of the web server.
Affected software
Vanilla
How to mitigate CVE-2019-9889
Install update from vendor's website.
Vanilla - update to 2.6.4