CVE-2018-14672 Path traversal in ClickHouse

Medium 5.3 Published 15 Aug 2019 Updated 5 Aug 2024

Attackers can read arbitrary files via path traversal in ClickHouse CatBoost model loading functions, exposing sensitive data.

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-2018-14672?

CVE-2018-14672 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in ClickHouse, published on 15 Aug 2019. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

In ClickHouse before 18.12.13, functions for loading CatBoost models allowed path traversal and reading arbitrary files through error messages.

Weakness: CWE-22

Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-14672?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Clickhouse Clickhouse.

How do I fix CVE-2018-14672?

No fix has been published for CVE-2018-14672 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-2018-14672 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-14672 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-2v23-4x7f-rh2c.