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

CVE-2021-26028

Severity Medium
Score 5.5/10

Summary

An issue was discovered in Joomla/archive before 1.1.10 and 2.0.0-beta5. Extracting an specifilcy crafted zip package could write files outside of the intended path.

  • LOW
  • LOCAL
  • HIGH
  • UNCHANGED
  • REQUIRED
  • NONE
  • NONE
  • NONE

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