CVE-2018-5755 Path traversal in n/a
Remote attackers can read arbitrary files via path traversal in spreadsheet formulas, requiring an upgrade to secure the Open-Xchange App Suite.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2018-5755?
CVE-2018-5755 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Open-Xchange Open-Xchange Appsuite, published on 15 Jun 2018. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Absolute path traversal vulnerability in the readerengine component in Open-Xchange OX App Suite before 7.6.3-rev3, 7.8.x before 7.8.2-rev4, 7.8.3 before 7.8.3-rev5, and 7.8.4 before 7.8.4-rev4 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a full pathname in a formula in a spreadsheet.
Weakness: CWE-22
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-5755?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Open-Xchange Open-Xchange Appsuite.
How do I fix CVE-2018-5755?
No fix has been published for CVE-2018-5755 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-2018-5755 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-5755 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Public exploit code: 2 Exploit-DB entries.
Other vulnerabilities in Open-Xchange Open-Xchange Appsuite
Sources
Also known as GHSA-6g6h-84h4-rg9p.