Path traversal in ProjectSend - CVE-2016-10733
Published: October 29, 2018 / Updated: November 9, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU36478
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2016-10733
CWE-ID: CWE-22
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: ProjectSend
Affected software:
ProjectSend
ProjectSend
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform directory traversal attacks.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient sanitization of user-supplied passed via . A remote attacker can send a specially crafted HTTP request containing directory traversal sequences and read contents of arbitrary files on the system.
How to mitigate CVE-2016-10733
Install update from vendor's website.