CVE-2019-12309 Path traversal in n/a
An administrator can exploit insecure ZIP extraction to create arbitrary files via path traversal in dotCMS.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2019-12309?
CVE-2019-12309 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Dotcms Dotcms, published on 23 May 2019. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Official description
dotCMS before 5.1.0 has a path traversal vulnerability exploitable by an administrator to create files. The vulnerability is caused by the insecure extraction of a ZIP archive.
Weakness: CWE-22
Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-12309?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Dotcms Dotcms.
How do I fix CVE-2019-12309?
No fix has been published for CVE-2019-12309 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-2019-12309 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-12309 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Dotcms Dotcms
Sources
Also known as GHSA-j85g-ppxw-669h.