CVE-2019-15517 Path traversal in n/a

Medium 5.5 Published 23 Aug 2019 Updated 5 Aug 2024

Attackers can exploit directory traversal in Nginx Proxy Manager to read arbitrary files from the server.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Any signed-in user
Attackable: Local or same network only
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2019-15517?

CVE-2019-15517 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 23 Aug 2019. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

jc21 Nginx Proxy Manager before 2.0.13 allows %2e%2e%2f directory traversal.

Weakness: CWE-22

Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-15517?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Jc21 Nginx Proxy Manager.

How do I fix CVE-2019-15517?

No fix has been published for CVE-2019-15517 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-2019-15517 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-15517 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-9x96-x4jj-wpm6.