Path traversal in Responsive FileManager - CVE-2018-15536
Published: August 24, 2018 / Updated: June 17, 2021
Vulnerability identifier: #VU31226
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-15536
CWE-ID: CWE-22
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
Public exploit is available
Vendor: TecRail
Affected software:
Responsive FileManager
Responsive FileManager
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a local authenticated user to manipulate data.
/filemanager/ajax_calls.php in tecrail Responsive FileManager before 9.13.4 does not properly validate file paths in archives, allowing for the extraction of crafted archives to overwrite arbitrary files via an extract action, aka Directory Traversal.
How to mitigate CVE-2018-15536
Install update from vendor's website.