CVE-2010-2627 Path traversal in n/a
Remote servers can overwrite arbitrary client files via directory traversal in Refractor 2 engine URLs, affecting Battlefield 2 and 2142 players.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2010-2627?
CVE-2010-2627 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 2 Jul 2010. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in the Refractor 2 engine, as used in Battlefield 2 1.50 (1.5.3153-802.0) and earlier, and Battlefield 2142 (1.10.48.0) and earlier, allow remote servers to overwrite arbitrary files on the client via "..\" (dot dot backslash) sequences in URLs for the (1) sponsor or (2) community logos, and other URLs related to (3) DemoDownloadURL, (4) DemoIndexURL and (5) CustomMapsURL.
Weakness: CWE-22
Which versions are affected by CVE-2010-2627?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Ea Battlefield 2, Ea Battlefield 2142.
How do I fix CVE-2010-2627?
No fix has been published for CVE-2010-2627 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-2010-2627 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2010-2627 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-p5gp-p59f-xww7.