CVE-2019-19731 Path traversal in n/a

High 7.5 Published Updated

Remote attackers can exploit path traversal in Roxy Fileman to upload malicious files to arbitrary locations, potentially achieving code execution.

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-2019-19731?

CVE-2019-19731 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 16 Dec 2019. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Roxy Fileman 1.4.5 for .NET is vulnerable to path traversal. A remote attacker can write uploaded files to arbitrary locations via the RENAMEFILE action. This can be leveraged for code execution by uploading a specially crafted Windows shortcut file and writing the file to the Startup folder (because an incomplete blacklist of file extensions allows Windows shortcut files to be uploaded).

Weakness: CWE-22

Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-19731?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Roxyfileman Roxy Fileman.

How do I fix CVE-2019-19731?

No fix has been published for CVE-2019-19731 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-2019-19731 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-19731 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-7frw-x8xq-rfcq.

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