CVE-2011-0903 Path traversal in n/a

Medium 6.8 Published Updated

Remote attackers can read arbitrary files via directory traversal in AWCM cookies, exposing sensitive data.

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-2011-0903?

CVE-2011-0903 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 7 Feb 2011. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in AR Web Content Manager (AWCM) 2.2 allow remote attackers to read arbitrary files and possibly have other unspecified impact via a .. (dot dot) in the (1) awcm_theme or (2) awcm_lang cookie to (a) index.php or (b) header.php.

Weakness: CWE-22

Which versions are affected by CVE-2011-0903?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Awcm-Cms Ar Web Content Manager.

How do I fix CVE-2011-0903?

No fix has been published for CVE-2011-0903 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-2011-0903 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2011-0903 exists.

Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-vfhq-jx46-fgf3.

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