CVE-2011-4948 Path traversal in n/a

Medium 5.0 Published Updated

Remote attackers can read arbitrary files via directory traversal in the type parameter of admin/remote.php.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not stated
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2011-4948?

CVE-2011-4948 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 31 Aug 2012. It can be exploited over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Directory traversal vulnerability in admin/remote.php in EGroupware Enterprise Line (EPL) before 11.1.20110804-1 and EGroupware Community Edition before 1.8.001.20110805 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a ..%2f (encoded dot dot slash) in the type parameter.

Weakness: CWE-22

Which versions are affected by CVE-2011-4948?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Egroupware Egroupware, Egroupware Egroupware Enterprise Line.

How do I fix CVE-2011-4948?

No fix has been published for CVE-2011-4948 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-2011-4948 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2011-4948 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-x97j-x6m9-jfh7.

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