CVE-1999-1437 Path traversal in n/a
Remote attackers can read arbitrary files and potentially execute commands via path traversal in ePerl's bar.phtml script.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-1999-1437?
CVE-1999-1437 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 9 Mar 2002. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
ePerl 2.2.12 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files and possibly execute certain commands by specifying a full pathname of the target file as an argument to bar.phtml.
Which versions are affected by CVE-1999-1437?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Ralf S. Engelschall Eperl.
How do I fix CVE-1999-1437?
No fix has been published for CVE-1999-1437 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.
Is CVE-1999-1437 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-1999-1437 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-74xc-6hpg-hp8m.