CVE-2011-4880 Path traversal in n/a

Medium 5.0 Published 13 Apr 2012 Updated 16 Sep 2024

Remote attackers can read arbitrary files via crafted HTTP requests in the atvise webMI2ADS web server.

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-2011-4880?

CVE-2011-4880 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 13 Apr 2012. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Directory traversal vulnerability in the web server in Certec atvise webMI2ADS (aka webMI) before 2.0.2 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a crafted HTTP request.

Weakness: CWE-22

Which versions are affected by CVE-2011-4880?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Atvise Webmi2ads.

How do I fix CVE-2011-4880?

No fix has been published for CVE-2011-4880 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-2011-4880 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2011-4880 exists.

Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-7qm4-x2fh-jx7w.