CVE-2018-19114 Path traversal in n/a
Attackers can escalate privileges by manipulating session cookies to reference uploaded files via path traversal in MinDoc.
- 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-2018-19114?
CVE-2018-19114 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 8 Nov 2018. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
An issue was discovered in MinDoc through v1.0.2. It allows attackers to gain privileges by uploading an image file with contents that represent an admin session, and then sending a Cookie: header with a mindoc_id value containing the relative pathname of this uploaded file. For example, the mindoc_id (aka session ID) could be of the form aa/../../uploads/blog/201811/attach_#.jpg where '#' is a hex value displayed in the upload field of a manage/blogs/edit/ screen.
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-19114?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Iminho Mindoc.
How do I fix CVE-2018-19114?
No fix has been published for CVE-2018-19114 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-2018-19114 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-19114 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-466w-2ggw-p6vq.