SB2015081202 - Information disclosure in Subversion 



SB2015081202 - Information disclosure in Subversion

Published: August 12, 2015 Updated: July 28, 2020

Security Bulletin ID SB2015081202
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Information disclosure

Breakdown by Severity

Medium 100%
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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.


1) Information disclosure (CVE-ID: CVE-2015-3184)

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to gain access to sensitive information.

mod_authz_svn in Apache Subversion 1.7.x before 1.7.21 and 1.8.x before 1.8.14, when using Apache httpd 2.4.x, does not properly restrict anonymous access, which allows remote anonymous users to read hidden files via the path name.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.