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Path Traversal: '.../...//'

CVE-2022-46826

Medium
6.2/10

Summary

In JetBrains IntelliJ IDEA before 2022.3 the built-in web server allowed an arbitrary file to be read by exploiting a path traversal vulnerability.

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

CWE-35 - Path Traversal: '.../...//'

The software uses external input to construct a pathname that should be within a restricted directory, but it does not properly neutralize '.../...//' (doubled triple dot slash) sequences that can resolve to a location that is outside of that directory.

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  • Published