Path traversal in Vtiger CRM - CVE-2012-4867
Published: September 6, 2012 / Updated: August 11, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU43623
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:P/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2012-4867
CWE-ID: CWE-22
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
Public exploit is available
Vendor: Vtiger
Affected software:
Vtiger CRM
Vtiger CRM
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 modules/com_vtiger_workflow/sortfieldsjson.php in vtiger CRM 5.1.0. A remote authenticated attacker can send a specially crafted HTTP request and remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a . (dot dot) in the module_name parameter.
How to mitigate CVE-2012-4867
Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.