CVE-2014-1922 Path traversal in n/a

High 7.5 Published 24 Jan 2020 Updated 6 Aug 2024

Remote attackers can read arbitrary files via path traversal in the PDF viewer tool, affecting Koha library system users.

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-2014-1922?

CVE-2014-1922 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 24 Jan 2020. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Absolute path traversal vulnerability in tools/pdfViewer.pl in Koha before 3.8.23, 3.10.x before 3.10.13, 3.12.x before 3.12.10, and 3.14.x before 3.14.3 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via unspecified vectors.

Weakness: CWE-22

Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-1922?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Koha Koha.

How do I fix CVE-2014-1922?

No fix has been published for CVE-2014-1922 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-2014-1922 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-1922 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-9gf6-9v36-2vfv.