SB2012090605 - Path traversal in Vtiger CRM
Published: September 6, 2012 Updated: August 11, 2020
Security Bulletin ID
SB2012090605
Severity
Medium
Patch available
NO
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Information disclosure
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Path traversal (CVE-ID: CVE-2012-4867)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform directory traversal attacks.
The vulnerability exists due to input validation error when processing directory traversal sequences in modules/com_vtiger_workflow/sortfieldsjson.php in vtiger CRM 5.1.0. A remote authenticated attacker can send a specially crafted HTTP request and remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a . (dot dot) in the module_name parameter.
Remediation
Cybersecurity Help is not aware of any official remediation provided by the vendor.