CVE-2022-24248 Path traversal in n/a
Authenticated attackers can delete arbitrary files via path traversal in RiteCMS, potentially bypassing security controls like .htaccess.
- 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-2022-24248?
CVE-2022-24248 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 12 Apr 2022. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Official description
RiteCMS version 3.1.0 and below suffers from an arbitrary file deletion via path traversal vulnerability in Admin Panel. Exploiting the vulnerability allows an authenticated attacker to delete any file in the web root (along with any other file on the server that the PHP process user has the proper permissions to delete). Furthermore, an attacker might leverage the capability of arbitrary file deletion to circumvent certain web server security mechanisms such as deleting .htaccess file that would deactivate those security constraints.
Weakness: CWE-22
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-24248?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Ritecms Ritecms.
How do I fix CVE-2022-24248?
No fix has been published for CVE-2022-24248 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-2022-24248 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-24248 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-936w-hvph-p56w.