CVE-2014-8676 Path traversal in n/a

Medium 5.3 Published Updated

Remote attackers can determine the existence of arbitrary files via directory traversal in SOPlanning, potentially exposing sensitive system information.

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-2014-8676?

CVE-2014-8676 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 31 Aug 2017. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Directory traversal vulnerability in the file_get_contents function in SOPlanning 1.32 and earlier allows remote attackers to determine the existence of arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in a URL path parameter.

Weakness: CWE-22

Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-8676?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Soplanning Soplanning.

How do I fix CVE-2014-8676?

No fix has been published for CVE-2014-8676 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-2014-8676 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2014-8676 exists.

Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry and 1 Nuclei template.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-pc7c-3rwx-ph2c.

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