CVE-2017-6527 Path traversal in n/a
Unauthenticated attackers can access system files via directory traversal in dnaLIMS, exposing sensitive data readable by the web server.
- 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-2017-6527?
CVE-2017-6527 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 9 Mar 2017. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
An issue was discovered in dnaTools dnaLIMS 4-2015s13. dnaLIMS is vulnerable to a NUL-terminated directory traversal attack allowing an unauthenticated attacker to access system files readable by the web server user (by using the viewAppletFsa.cgi seqID parameter).
Weakness: CWE-22
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-6527?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Dnatools Dnalims.
How do I fix CVE-2017-6527?
No fix has been published for CVE-2017-6527 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-2017-6527 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2017-6527 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Metasploit module and 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-vrjr-fvxh-q4v8.