Path traversal in Metinfo - CVE-2017-14513
Published: September 17, 2017 / Updated: August 8, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU38282
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-14513
CWE-ID: CWE-22
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Metinfo
Affected software:
Metinfo
Metinfo
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform directory traversal attacks.
The vulnerability exists due to input validation error when processing directory traversal sequences in MetInfo 5.3.17. A remote authenticated attacker can send a specially crafted HTTP request and remote attackers to read information from any ini format file via the f_filename parameter in a fingerprintdo action to admin/app/physical/physical.php.
How to mitigate CVE-2017-14513
Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.