CVE-2019-15516 Path traversal in n/a
An attacker can exploit a flawed path traversal protection mechanism in the webadmin interface to read arbitrary files from the server.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2019-15516?
CVE-2019-15516 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 23 Aug 2019. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Cuberite before 2019-06-11 allows webadmin directory traversal via ....// because the protection mechanism simply removes one ../ substring.
Weakness: CWE-22
Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-15516?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Cuberite Cuberite.
How do I fix CVE-2019-15516?
No fix has been published for CVE-2019-15516 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-2019-15516 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-15516 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-vm2h-2qj9-r6xv.