Path traversal in lepton - CVE-2012-0998
Published: February 24, 2012 / Updated: August 11, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU44227
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2012-0998
CWE-ID: CWE-22
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
lepton
lepton
Software vendor:
Dropbox
Dropbox
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 account/preferences.php in LEPTON before 1.1.4. A remote authenticated attacker can send a specially crafted HTTP request and remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary files via a . (dot dot) in the language parameter.
Remediation
Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.