CVE-2012-5303 Path traversal in n/a

Medium 6.9 Published 5 Oct 2012 Updated 6 Aug 2024

Local attackers can overwrite arbitrary files via symlink attacks on the PID file if a non-default path is configured.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Any signed-in user
Attackable: Local or same network only
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2012-5303?

CVE-2012-5303 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 5 Oct 2012. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Monkey HTTP Daemon 0.9.3 might allow local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a PID file, as demonstrated by a pathname different from the default /var/run/monkey.pid pathname.

Weakness: CWE-59

Which versions are affected by CVE-2012-5303?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Monkey-Project Monkey.

How do I fix CVE-2012-5303?

No fix has been published for CVE-2012-5303 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-2012-5303 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2012-5303 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-xq25-m329-6gr4.