Path traversal in Yaws and Debian Linux - CVE-2011-4350
Published: November 26, 2019 / Updated: August 9, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU35034
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:A/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2011-4350
CWE-ID: CWE-22
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
Public exploit is available
Vendor: yaws.hyber.org
Debian
Debian
Affected software:
Yaws
Debian Linux
Yaws
Debian Linux
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote authenticated user to gain access to sensitive information.
Yaws 1.91 has a directory traversal vulnerability in the way certain URLs are processed. A remote authenticated user could use this flaw to obtain content of arbitrary local files via specially-crafted URL request.
How to mitigate CVE-2011-4350
Install update from vendor's website.