CVE-2014-9261 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

The sanitize function in Codoforum 2.5.1 does not properly implement filtering for directory traversal sequences, which allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the path parameter to index.php.

Published: 2015-03-23

Score: 5.0 Medium

EPSS: 17.2% Moderate

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:codologic:codoforum:2.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

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No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.17212.

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References

Link	Providers
http://osvdb.org/show/osvdb/119412
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/130739/Codoforum-2.5.1-Arbitrary-File-Download.html
http://security.szurek.pl/codoforum-251-arbitrary-file-download.html
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/36320
https://codoforum.com/documentation/roadmap

History

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Subscriptions

Codologic Codoforum

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2015-03-23T16:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-06T13:40:24.915Z

Reserved: 2014-12-04T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2014-9261

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2015-03-23T16:59:00.070

Modified: 2026-05-06T22:30:45.220

Link: CVE-2014-9261

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-22

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