CVE-2013-3575 Path traversal in n/a

Medium 5.0 Published Updated

Remote attackers can read arbitrary HTML files in the help directory via path traversal in HP Insight Diagnostics.

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-2013-3575?

CVE-2013-3575 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 14 Jun 2013. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

hpdiags/frontend2/help/pageview.php in HP Insight Diagnostics 9.4.0.4710 does not properly restrict PHP include or require statements, which allows remote attackers to include arbitrary hpdiags/frontend2/help/ .html files via the path parameter.

Weakness: CWE-20

Which versions are affected by CVE-2013-3575?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Hp Insight Diagnostics.

How do I fix CVE-2013-3575?

No fix has been published for CVE-2013-3575 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-2013-3575 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2013-3575 exists.

Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-57gh-jprf-53rv.

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