CVE-2014-1222 Path traversal in n/a
Authenticated attackers can read arbitrary files via directory traversal in the file download parameter of the KCFinder component.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2014-1222?
CVE-2014-1222 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Vtiger Vtiger Crm, published on 12 Aug 2014. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Directory traversal vulnerability in kcfinder/browse.php in Vtiger CRM before 6.0.0 Security patch 1 allows remote authenticated users to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the file parameter in a download action. NOTE: it is likely that this issue is actually in the KCFinder third-party component, and it affects additional products besides Vtiger CRM.
Weakness: CWE-22
Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-1222?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Vtiger Vtiger Crm.
How do I fix CVE-2014-1222?
No fix has been published for CVE-2014-1222 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-2014-1222 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2014-1222 exists.
Public exploit code: 3 Exploit-DB entries.
Other vulnerabilities in Vtiger Vtiger Crm
Sources
Also known as GHSA-p8c7-34p7-r42c.