#VU21961 Path traversal in HongCMS - CVE-2018-16774

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#VU21961 Path traversal in HongCMS - CVE-2018-16774

Published: October 21, 2019


Vulnerability identifier: #VU21961
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-16774
CWE-ID: CWE-22
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
HongCMS
Software vendor:
HongCMS

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. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted HTTP request to the admin/index.php/language/ajax?action=delete URL and delete arbitrary files on the system.

This vulnerability can be exploited via CSRF attack vector.


Remediation

Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.

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