CVE-2011-1589 Path traversal in n/a
Remote attackers can read arbitrary files via directory traversal in Mojolicious Path.pm, affecting applications using this Perl library.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2011-1589?
CVE-2011-1589 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 29 Apr 2011. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Directory traversal vulnerability in Path.pm in Mojolicious before 1.16 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a %2f..%2f (encoded slash dot dot slash) in a URI.
Weakness: CWE-22
Which versions are affected by CVE-2011-1589?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Mojolicious Mojolicious.
How do I fix CVE-2011-1589?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.
Is CVE-2011-1589 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2011-1589 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2011-1589, DSA-2221-1, GHSA-vrwf-2wgx-949w.