CVE-2014-125059 sternenseemann sternenblog main.c blog_index file inclusion
Remote attackers with permissions can exploit file inclusion in sternenblog to read arbitrary files, though exploitation is difficult and theoretical.
- 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-2014-125059?
CVE-2014-125059 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in sternenseemann sternenblog, published on 7 Jan 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in sternenseemann sternenblog. This issue affects the function blog_index of the file main.c. The manipulation of the argument post_path leads to file inclusion. The attack may be initiated remotely. The complexity of an attack is rather high. The exploitation is known to be difficult. Upgrading to version 0.1.0 is able to address this issue. The identifier of the patch is cf715d911d8ce17969a7926dea651e930c27e71a. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component. The identifier VDB-217613 was assigned to this vulnerability. NOTE: This case is rather theoretical and probably won't happen. Maybe only on obscure Web servers.
Weakness: CWE-73
Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-125059?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Sternenblog Project Sternenblog.
How do I fix CVE-2014-125059?
No fix has been published for CVE-2014-125059 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-2014-125059 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-125059 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-w62c-99j3-8frh.