Path traversal in HTML Publisher - CVE-2024-28151
Published: March 8, 2024
Vulnerability identifier: #VU87282
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 5.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-28151
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 user can send a specially crafted HTTP request and read arbitrary files on the system.
Affected software
HTML Publisher
How to mitigate CVE-2024-28151
Install update from vendor's website.
HTML Publisher - update to 1.32.1