CVE-2018-1266 Path traversal in n/a

High 8.1 Published Updated

Authenticated attackers can exploit path traversal to overwrite arbitrary files on Cloud Controller instances, potentially leading to code execution.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2018-1266?

CVE-2018-1266 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 27 Mar 2018. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Cloud Foundry Cloud Controller, versions prior to 1.52.0, contains information disclosure and path traversal vulnerabilities. An authenticated malicious user can predict the location of application blobs and leverage path traversal to create a malicious application that has the ability to overwrite arbitrary files on the Cloud Controller instance.

Weakness: CWE-330, CWE-22

Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-1266?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Cloudfoundry Capi-Release.

How do I fix CVE-2018-1266?

No fix has been published for CVE-2018-1266 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-2018-1266 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-1266 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-f5h8-wfwr-29f4.

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