CVE-2019-14530 Path traversal in n/a
Attackers can read arbitrary files or delete writable files via path traversal in the download handler, exposing sensitive data and causing data loss.
- 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-2019-14530?
CVE-2019-14530 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in Open-Emr Openemr, published on 13 Aug 2019. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
An issue was discovered in custom/ajax_download.php in OpenEMR before 5.0.2 via the fileName parameter. An attacker can download any file (that is readable by the user www-data) from server storage. If the requested file is writable for the www-data user and the directory /var/www/openemr/sites/default/documents/cqm_qrda/ exists, it will be deleted from server.
Weakness: CWE-22
Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-14530?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Open-Emr Openemr.
How do I fix CVE-2019-14530?
No fix has been published for CVE-2019-14530 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-2019-14530 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2019-14530 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry, 1 Nuclei template and 2 proofs of concept on GitHub.
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Sources
Also known as GHSA-2c2r-r59f-9396.