CVE-2019-18212 Path traversal in n/a
A remote attacker can write to arbitrary files via directory traversal in the XML Language Server, potentially compromising the developer's system.
- 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-2019-18212?
CVE-2019-18212 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 23 Oct 2019. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
XMLLanguageService.java in XML Language Server (aka lsp4xml) before 0.9.1, as used in Red Hat XML Language Support (aka vscode-xml) before 0.9.1 for Visual Studio and other products, allows a remote attacker to write to arbitrary files via Directory Traversal.
Weakness: CWE-22
Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-18212?
It affects 3 products.
Products include Eclipse Wild Web Developer, Theia Xml Extension Project Theia Xml Extension, Xml Language Server Project Xml Server Project.
How do I fix CVE-2019-18212?
No fix has been published for CVE-2019-18212 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-2019-18212 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-18212 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-7vpp-xw9m-f3gh.