#VU43371 Path traversal in mpdf - CVE-2011-5219
Published: October 25, 2012 / Updated: December 5, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU43371
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: 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:P/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2011-5219
CWE-ID: CWE-22
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
Public exploit is available
Vulnerable software:
mpdf
mpdf
Software vendor:
mpdf
mpdf
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 examples/show_code.php in mPDF 5.3 and earlier. A remote authenticated attacker can send a specially crafted HTTP request and remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a . (dot dot) in the filename parameter.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.