CVE-2017-1000490 Mautic users able to download any files from server using filemanager

Medium 6.5 Published Updated

Authenticated users can exploit a path traversal flaw in the Filemanager to download arbitrary files from the server.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2017-1000490?

CVE-2017-1000490 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 3 Jan 2018. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Mautic versions 1.0.0 - 2.11.0 are vulnerable to allowing any authorized Mautic user session (must be logged into Mautic) to use the Filemanager to download any file from the server that the web user has access to.

Weakness: CWE-22

Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-1000490?

2 open source packages ship an affected version, including mautic/core. It affects 2 products.

PackageAffectedFixed in
mautic/core PackagistFrom 1.0.02.12.0
mautic/core PackagistFrom 1.0.02.12.0

Products include Acquia Mautic, Mautic Mautic.

How do I fix CVE-2017-1000490?

Upgrade mautic/core to 2.12.0 or later.

Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.

Is CVE-2017-1000490 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-1000490 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-qpgw-2c72-4c89.

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