Path traversal in Orange Human Resource Management - CVE-2010-4798
Published: April 27, 2011 / Updated: August 11, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU45106
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 6.9 [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]
CVE-ID: CVE-2010-4798
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 index.php in OrangeHRM 2.6.0.1. A remote authenticated attacker can send a specially crafted HTTP request and remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary local files via directory traversal sequences in the uri parameter.
Affected software
Orange Human Resource Management
How to mitigate CVE-2010-4798
Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.