#VU20502 Path traversal in Podman - CVE-2019-10152
Published: September 2, 2019
Vulnerability identifier: #VU20502
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-10152
CWE-ID: CWE-22
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Podman
Podman
Software vendor:
Container Projects
Container Projects
Description
The vulnerability allows a local attacker to perform directory traversal attacks.
The vulnerability exists due to the software does not properly resolve symlinks within containers. A local authenticated attacker who has compromised an existing container can cause arbitrary files on the host filesystem to be read/written when an administrator tries to copy a file from/to the container.
Remediation
Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.