b2evolution Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') Vulnerability (CVE-2017-5539)

Description

The patch for directory traversal (CVE-2017-5480) in b2evolution version 6.8.4-stable has a bypass vulnerability. An attacker can use ..\/ to bypass the filter rule. Then, this attacker can exploit this vulnerability to delete or read any files on the server. It can also be used to determine whether a file exists.

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Severity

Critical

Classification

CVE-2017-5539 CWE-22 CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

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