CVE-2018-16587 Path traversal in n/a
An attacker can delete arbitrary files accessible to the web server user by tricking an admin into opening a malicious email.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2018-16587?
CVE-2018-16587 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Debian Debian Linux, published on 28 Sep 2018. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
In Open Ticket Request System (OTRS) 4.0.x before 4.0.32, 5.0.x before 5.0.30, and 6.0.x before 6.0.11, an attacker could send a malicious email to an OTRS system. If a user with admin permissions opens it, it causes deletions of arbitrary files that the OTRS web server user has write access to.
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-16587?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Debian Debian Linux, Otrs Open Ticket Request System.
How do I fix CVE-2018-16587?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.
Is CVE-2018-16587 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-16587 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Debian Debian Linux
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2018-16587, GHSA-pr46-8w6c-393f, UBUNTU-CVE-2018-16587.