CVE-2019-17537 Path traversal in n/a

High 7.5 Published Updated

Attackers can delete arbitrary files on the server via directory traversal in the file deletion parameter of Jiangnan Online Judge.

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-2019-17537?

CVE-2019-17537 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 13 Oct 2019. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Jiangnan Online Judge (aka jnoj) 0.8.0 has Directory Traversal for file deletion via the web/polygon/problem/deletefile?id=1&name=../ substring.

Weakness: CWE-22

Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-17537?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Jnoj Jiangnan Online Judge.

How do I fix CVE-2019-17537?

No fix has been published for CVE-2019-17537 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-2019-17537 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-17537 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-fm8f-x47m-88pp.

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