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Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

CVE-2015-4425

Severity Medium
Score 4.9/10

Summary

Directory traversal vulnerability in pimcore before build 3.0.6 allows remote authenticated users with the "assets" permission to create or write to arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the dir parameter to admin/asset/add-asset-compatibility.

  • MEDIUM
  • NETWORK
  • SINGLE
  • PARTIAL
  • NONE
  • PARTIAL

CWE-22 - Path Traversal

Path traversal (or directory traversal), is a vulnerability that allows malicious users to traverse the server's root directory, gaining access to arbitrary files and folders such as application code & data, back-end credentials, and sensitive operating system files. In the worst-case scenario, an attacker could potentially execute arbitrary files on the server, resulting in a denial of service attack. Such an exploit may severely impact the integrity, confidentiality, and availability of an application.

Advisory Timeline

  • Published