CVE-2002-1422 Path traversal in n/a

Medium 5.0 Published Updated

Remote attackers with admin privileges can create or delete arbitrary files via path traversal in FUDforum.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
An administrator
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2002-1422?

CVE-2002-1422 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 18 Mar 2003. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

Official description

admbrowse.php in FUDforum before 2.2.0 allows remote attackers to create or delete files via URL-encoded pathnames in the cur and dest parameters.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2002-1422?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Ilia Alshanetsky Fudforum.

How do I fix CVE-2002-1422?

No fix has been published for CVE-2002-1422 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-2002-1422 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2002-1422 exists.

Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-6w5j-8hjp-jhg4.

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