CVE-2019-15952 Total.js CMS Path Traversal
Authenticated users can exploit path traversal to include arbitrary HTML files, enabling server-side template injection and remote code execution.
- 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-2019-15952?
CVE-2019-15952 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 5 Sep 2019. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
An issue was discovered in Total.js CMS 12.0.0. An authenticated user with the Pages privilege can conduct a path traversal attack (../) to include .html files that are outside the permitted directory. Also, if a page contains a template directive, then the directive will be server side processed. Thus, if a user can control the content of a .html file, then they can inject a payload with a malicious template directive to gain Remote Command Execution. The exploit will work only with the .html extension.
Weakness: CWE-22
Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-15952?
2 open source packages ship an affected version, including total4. It affects 1 product.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
total4 npm | All versions | None |
total4 npm | All versions | None |
Products include Totaljs Total.js Cms.
How do I fix CVE-2019-15952?
No fix has been published for CVE-2019-15952 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-2019-15952 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-15952 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-pwvp-h579-hfxg.