CVE-2019-12901 Path traversal in n/a

High 8.8 Published Updated

Attackers can exploit path traversal to upload or delete files in unprivileged directories, leading to privilege escalation in Pydio Cells.

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-2019-12901?

CVE-2019-12901 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 19 Jun 2019. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Pydio Cells before 1.5.0 fails to neutralize '../' elements, allowing an attacker with minimum privilege to Upload files to, and Delete files/folders from, an unprivileged directory, leading to Privilege escalation.

Weakness: CWE-22

Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-12901?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Pydio Cells.

How do I fix CVE-2019-12901?

No fix has been published for CVE-2019-12901 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-2019-12901 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-12901 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-x68v-8qvm-h7w7.

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