CVE-2019-3720 Directory Traversal Vulnerability
Remote authenticated admin users can exploit insufficient input sanitization to access unauthorized files on the system.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2019-3720?
CVE-2019-3720 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Dell EMC Open Manage System Administrator, published on 25 Apr 2019. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Dell EMC Open Manage System Administrator (OMSA) versions prior to 9.3.0 contain a Directory Traversal Vulnerability. A remote authenticated malicious user with admin privileges could potentially exploit this vulnerability to gain unauthorized access to the file system by exploiting insufficient sanitization of input parameters.
Weakness: CWE-22
Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-3720?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Dell Emc Openmanage Server Administrator.
How do I fix CVE-2019-3720?
No fix has been published for CVE-2019-3720 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-2019-3720 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-3720 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Dell EMC Open Manage System Administrator
- CVE-2020-5377 Path traversal in Dell Open Manage Server Administrator
- CVE-2019-3723 Web Parameter Tampering Vulnerability
- CVE-2019-3722 XML External Entity (XXE) Injection Vulnerability
- CVE-2023-43079 Privilege escalation in Dell OpenManage Server Administrator
- CVE-2019-3721 Improper Range Header Processing Vulnerability
Sources
Also known as GHSA-pg4g-ch23-5ch7.