CVE-2011-4715 Path traversal in n/a

Medium 5.0 Published 8 Dec 2011 Updated 7 Aug 2024

Remote attackers can read arbitrary files via directory traversal in the Koha library system's OPAC interface.

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-2011-4715?

CVE-2011-4715 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 8 Dec 2011. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Directory traversal vulnerability in cgi-bin/koha/mainpage.pl in Koha 3.4 before 3.4.7 and 3.6 before 3.6.1, and LibLime Koha 4.2 and earlier allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the KohaOpacLanguage cookie to cgi-bin/opac/opac-main.pl, related to Output.pm.

Weakness: CWE-22

Which versions are affected by CVE-2011-4715?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Koha Koha, Koha Liblime Koha.

How do I fix CVE-2011-4715?

No fix has been published for CVE-2011-4715 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-2011-4715 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2011-4715 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-5j68-8q79-7r23.