Path traversal in Bitweaver - CVE-2012-5192
Published: January 28, 2014 / Updated: August 11, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU42102
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:A/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2012-5192
CWE-ID: CWE-22
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
Public exploit is available
Vendor: bitweaver.org
Affected software:
Bitweaver
Bitweaver
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 gmap/view_overlay.php in Bitweaver 2.8.1 and earlier. A remote authenticated attacker can send a specially crafted HTTP request and remote attackers to read arbitrary files via "''%2F" (dot dot encoded slash) sequences in the overlay_type parameter.
How to mitigate CVE-2012-5192
Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.