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

CVE-2021-42021

High
7.5/10

Summary

A vulnerability has been identified in Siveillance Video DLNA Server (2019 R1), Siveillance Video DLNA Server (2019 R2), Siveillance Video DLNA Server (2019 R3), Siveillance Video DLNA Server (2020 R1), Siveillance Video DLNA Server (2020 R2), Siveillance Video DLNA Server (2020 R3), Siveillance Video DLNA Server (2021 R1). The affected application contains a path traversal vulnerability that could allow to read arbitrary files on the server that are outside the application’s web document directory. An unauthenticated remote attacker could exploit this issue to access sensitive information for subsequent attacks.

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

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Advisory Timeline

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