CVE-2005-1754 Path traversal in n/a
Remote attackers can read arbitrary files via path traversal in JavaMail API, though vendors dispute the vulnerability's existence.
- 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-2005-1754?
CVE-2005-1754 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 21 May 2006. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
JavaMail API 1.1.3 through 1.3, as used by Apache Tomcat 5.0.16, allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a full pathname in the argument to the Download parameter. NOTE: Sun and Apache dispute this issue. Sun states: "The report makes references to source code and files that do not exist in the mentioned products.
Weakness: CWE-200
Which versions are affected by CVE-2005-1754?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Apache Tomcat Apache Tomcat, Sun Javamail.
How do I fix CVE-2005-1754?
No fix has been published for CVE-2005-1754 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-2005-1754 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2005-1754 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-h69g-x235-8mrr.