CVE-2018-17341 Auth bypass in n/a

High 8.1 Published 23 Sep 2018 Updated 16 Sep 2024

Remote attackers can bypass authentication in BigTree CMS on Windows when specific rewrite routing is enabled, allowing unauthorized access to admin areas.

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-2018-17341?

CVE-2018-17341 is a high-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in n/a, published on 23 Sep 2018. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

BigTree 4.2.23 on Windows, when Advanced or Simple Rewrite routing is enabled, allows remote attackers to bypass authentication via a ..\ substring, as demonstrated by a launch.php?bigtree_htaccess_url=admin/images/..\ URI.

Weakness: CWE-287

Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-17341?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Bigtreecms Bigtree Cms.

How do I fix CVE-2018-17341?

No fix has been published for CVE-2018-17341 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and rotate credentials and sessions that may have been exposed. More about Authentication bypass.

Is CVE-2018-17341 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-17341 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-xv5j-gfm8-3c7j.