CVE-2010-1438 Path traversal in n/a
Local attackers can cause denial of service, overwrite files, or read sensitive data via symlink attacks on fixed temporary paths.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2010-1438?
CVE-2010-1438 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 5 May 2010. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Web Application Finger Printer (WAFP) 0.01-26c3 uses fixed pathnames under /tmp for temporary files and directories, which (1) allows local users to cause a denial of service (application outage) by creating a file with a pathname that the product expects is available for its own internal use, (2) allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via symlink attacks on certain files in /tmp, (3) might allow local users to delete arbitrary files and directories via a symlink attack on a directory under /tmp, and (4) might make it easier for local users to obtain sensitive information by reading files in a directory under /tmp, related to (a) lib/wafp_pidify.rb, (b) utils/generate_wafp_fingerprint.sh, (c) utils/online_update.sh, and (d) utils/extract_from_db.sh.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2010-1438?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Mytty Webapplication Finger Printer.
How do I fix CVE-2010-1438?
No fix has been published for CVE-2010-1438 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-2010-1438 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2010-1438 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-m38q-r9gm-m87w.