CVE-2018-14865 Path traversal in n/a

Medium 6.5 Published Updated

Remote attackers can read local files via insecure wkhtmltopdf options in the Odoo report engine.

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-2018-14865?

CVE-2018-14865 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Odoo Odoo, published on 3 Jul 2019. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Report engine in Odoo Community 9.0 through 11.0 and earlier and Odoo Enterprise 9.0 through 11.0 and earlier does not use secure options when passing documents to wkhtmltopdf, which allows remote attackers to read local files.

Weakness: CWE-200

Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-14865?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Odoo Odoo.

How do I fix CVE-2018-14865?

No fix has been published for CVE-2018-14865 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-2018-14865 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-14865 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-5vwc-gwcq-5rrq.

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