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Relative Path Traversal

CVE-2021-32949

High
7.5/10

Summary

An attacker could utilize a function in MDT AutoSave versions prior to v6.02.06 that permits changing a designated path to another path and traversing the directory, allowing the replacement of an existing file with a malicious file.

  • LOW
  • NETWORK
  • HIGH
  • UNCHANGED
  • NONE
  • NONE
  • NONE
  • NONE

CWE-23 - Relative Path Traversal

The software uses external input to construct a pathname that should be within a restricted directory, but it does not properly neutralize sequences such as ".." that can resolve to a location that is outside of that directory.

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Advisory Timeline

  • Published