Path traversal in Nitro Pro - CVE-2017-7442

 

Path traversal in Nitro Pro - CVE-2017-7442

Published: August 3, 2017 / Updated: August 9, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU38606
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-7442
CWE-ID: CWE-22
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: Public exploit is available
Vendor: Nitro Software, Inc.
Affected software:
Nitro Pro

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code.

Nitro Pro 11.0.3.173 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via saveAs and launchURL calls with directory traversal sequences.


How to mitigate CVE-2017-7442

Install update from vendor's website.

Sources