CVE-2018-7706 Path traversal in n/a

Medium 6.5 Published Updated

Authenticated attackers can read arbitrary emails via path traversal in the attachment action of SecurMail.

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-2018-7706?

CVE-2018-7706 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 14 Mar 2018. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Directory traversal vulnerability in SecurEnvoy SecurMail before 9.2.501 allows remote authenticated users to read arbitrary e-mail messages via a .. (dot dot) in the option2 parameter in an attachment action to secmail/getmessage.exe.

Weakness: CWE-22

Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-7706?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Securenvoy Securmail.

How do I fix CVE-2018-7706?

No fix has been published for CVE-2018-7706 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-2018-7706 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-7706 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-hgfq-cv8m-96hr.

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