CVE-2018-14429 Path traversal in n/a
An attacker can read arbitrary local files on the server hosting man-cgi by exploiting a path traversal vulnerability in the CGI script.
- 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-2018-14429?
CVE-2018-14429 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 14 Aug 2018. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
man-cgi before 1.16 allows Local File Inclusion via absolute path traversal, as demonstrated by a cgi-bin/man-cgi?/etc/passwd URI.
Weakness: CWE-22
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-14429?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Man-Cgi Project Man-Cgi.
How do I fix CVE-2018-14429?
No fix has been published for CVE-2018-14429 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-2018-14429 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-14429 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-q6pj-j9hq-v2j8.