CVE-2011-1144 Path traversal in n/a
Local attackers can overwrite arbitrary files via symlink attacks in the PEAR installer, potentially compromising system integrity.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2011-1144?
CVE-2011-1144 is a low-severity path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 3 Mar 2011. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The installer in PEAR 1.9.2 and earlier allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the package.xml file, related to the (1) download_dir, (2) cache_dir, (3) tmp_dir, and (4) pear-build-download directories. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2011-1072.
Weakness: CWE-59
Which versions are affected by CVE-2011-1144?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Php Pear.
How do I fix CVE-2011-1144?
No fix has been published for CVE-2011-1144 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-2011-1144 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2011-1144 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-m3xj-59h7-ggx6.