Path traversal in MXview - CVE-2021-38452
Published: October 6, 2021
Vulnerability identifier: #VU57083
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 8.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2021-38452
CWE-ID: CWE-22
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit 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. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted HTTP request and create or overwrite critical files.
Affected software
MXview
How to mitigate CVE-2021-38452
Install update from vendor's website.
MXview - update to 3.2.4