Vulnerability identifier: #VU21962

Vulnerability risk: Low

CVSSv3.1:

CVE-ID: CVE-2019-8407

CWE-ID: CWE-22

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
HongCMS
Web applications / CMS

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/edit URI and read arbitrary files on the system.

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

Vulnerable software versions

HongCMS: 3.0.0

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CPE

• cpe:2.3:a:hongcms:hongcms:3.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

External links
http://github.com/Neeke/HongCMS/issues/7

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Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?