CVE-2005-2598 Path traversal in n/a

Medium 5.0 Published Updated

Remote attackers can delete, move, or enumerate arbitrary files in Dokeos and Claroline via directory traversal flaws in specific PHP scripts.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2005-2598?

CVE-2005-2598 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 17 Aug 2005. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in Dokeos 1.6 and earlier, and possibly Claroline, allow remote attackers to (1) delete arbitrary files or directories via the delete parameter to claroline/scorm/scormdocument.php, (2) move arbitrary files via the move_to and move_file parameters to claroline/document/document.php, or determine the existence of arbitrary files via the file parameter to (3) claroline/scorm/showinframes.php or (4) claroline/scorm/contents.php.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2005-2598?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Dokeos Dokeos.

How do I fix CVE-2005-2598?

No fix has been published for CVE-2005-2598 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-2005-2598 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2005-2598 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-cm46-2f7g-3vcw.

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