#VU37673 Information disclosure in Etherpad - CVE-2015-2298
Published: January 12, 2018 / Updated: August 8, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU37673
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: 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-2015-2298
CWE-ID: CWE-200
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Etherpad
Etherpad
Software vendor:
The Etherpad Foundation
The Etherpad Foundation
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to gain access to sensitive information.
node/utils/ExportEtherpad.js in Etherpad 1.5.x before 1.5.2 might allow remote attackers to obtain sensitive information by leveraging an improper substring check when exporting a padID.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.