CVE-2014-5115 Path traversal in n/a
Remote attackers can read arbitrary files on the server via path traversal in DirPHP, exposing sensitive data.
- 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-2014-5115?
CVE-2014-5115 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 29 Jul 2014. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Absolute path traversal vulnerability in DirPHP 1.0 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a full pathname in the phpfile parameter to index.php.
Weakness: CWE-22
Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-5115?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Dirphp Project Dirphp.
How do I fix CVE-2014-5115?
No fix has been published for CVE-2014-5115 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-2014-5115 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2014-5115 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-v39m-gw2w-pfp4.