CVE-2019-17199 Path traversal in n/a
An attacker can read arbitrary files on the server via directory traversal in the getfile.php script of WebPageTest.
- 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-2019-17199?
CVE-2019-17199 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 5 Oct 2019. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
www/getfile.php in WPO WebPageTest 19.04 on Windows allows Directory Traversal (for reading arbitrary files) because of an unanchored regular expression, as demonstrated by the a.jpg\.. substring.
Weakness: CWE-22
Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-17199?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Webpagetest Webpagetest.
How do I fix CVE-2019-17199?
No fix has been published for CVE-2019-17199 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-2019-17199 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2019-17199 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Metasploit module.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-v3w4-f27v-2c3p.