Path traversal in FlightCrew - CVE-2019-13241

 

Path traversal in FlightCrew - CVE-2019-13241

Published: June 10, 2021


Vulnerability identifier: #VU54044
CSH Severity: High
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-13241
CWE-ID: CWE-22
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
FlightCrew
Software vendor:
Sigil-Ebook

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 filenames when extracting data from ZIP archives. A remote attacker can trick the victim to open a specially crafted archive and overwrite arbitrary files on the system.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

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