Path traversal in Webglimpse - CVE-2009-5114
Published: March 19, 2012 / Updated: August 11, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU44199
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 6.9 [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]
CVE-ID: CVE-2009-5114
CWE-ID: CWE-22
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
Public exploit is available
Vulnerability details
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 wgarcmin.cgi in WebGlimpse 2.18.7 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 DOC parameter.
Affected software
Webglimpse
How to mitigate CVE-2009-5114
Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.