CVE-2018-12559 Path traversal in n/a
A local attacker can exploit insufficient path checks in the Cantata D-Bus service to mount CIFS filesystems outside the home directory, potentially escalating privileges.
- 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-2018-12559?
CVE-2018-12559 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 19 Jun 2018. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
An issue was discovered in the cantata-mounter D-Bus service in Cantata through 2.3.1. The mount target path check in mounter.cpp `mpOk()` is insufficient. A regular user can consequently mount a CIFS filesystem anywhere (e.g., outside of the /home directory tree) by passing directory traversal sequences such as a home/../usr substring.
Weakness: CWE-22
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-12559?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Cantata Project Cantata.
How do I fix CVE-2018-12559?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.
Is CVE-2018-12559 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-12559 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2018-12559, GHSA-hfgr-4f63-r7p9.