Path traversal in Kaspersky Anti-Virus - CVE-2017-9812

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Path traversal in Kaspersky Anti-Virus - CVE-2017-9812

Published: June 29, 2017 / Updated: September 14, 2018


Vulnerability identifier: #VU7236
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-9812
CWE-ID: CWE-22
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: Public exploit is available
Vendor: Kaspersky Lab
Affected software:
Kaspersky Anti-Virus

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote authenticated attacker to obtain potentially sensitive information on the target system.

The weakness exists due to a path traversal flaw in the Web Management Console. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted input and view files on the target system with the 'kluser' privileges.

Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may result in information disclosure.

How to mitigate CVE-2017-9812

Update to version 8.0.4.312.

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