CVE-2011-5310 Path traversal in n/a

Medium 5.0 Published 1 Jan 2015 Updated 17 Sep 2024

Remote attackers can read arbitrary files via directory traversal in Wikipad, exposing sensitive data without authentication.

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-2011-5310?

CVE-2011-5310 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 1 Jan 2015. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Directory traversal vulnerability in pages.php in Wikipad 1.6.0 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the id parameter.

Weakness: CWE-22

Which versions are affected by CVE-2011-5310?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Cherry-Design Wikipad.

How do I fix CVE-2011-5310?

No fix has been published for CVE-2011-5310 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-2011-5310 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2011-5310 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-h8m7-34m3-jx7x.