Absolute path traversal vulnerability in fckeditor/editor... · CVE-2008-3568 · GitHub Advisory Database · GitHub

Absolute path traversal vulnerability in fckeditor/editor...

High severity Unreviewed Published May 2, 2022 to the GitHub Advisory Database • Updated Jan 31, 2023

Package

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Affected versions

Unknown

Patched versions

Unknown

Description

Absolute path traversal vulnerability in fckeditor/editor/filemanager/browser/default/connectors/php/connector.php in UNAK-CMS 1.5.5 allows remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary local files via a full pathname in the Dirroot parameter, a different vulnerability than CVE-2006-4890.1.

References

Published by the National Vulnerability Database

Aug 10, 2008

Published to the GitHub Advisory Database May 2, 2022

Last updated Jan 31, 2023

Weaknesses

CWE-22

Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory. Learn more on MITRE.