#VU37673 Information disclosure in Etherpad - CVE-2015-2298

Vulnerability identifier: #VU37673

Vulnerability risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 6.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2015-2298

CWE-ID: CWE-200

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
Etherpad
Web applications / CMS

Vendor: The Etherpad Foundation

Description

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

node/utils/ExportEtherpad.js in Etherpad 1.5.x before 1.5.2 might allow remote attackers to obtain sensitive information by leveraging an improper substring check when exporting a padID.

Mitigation
Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Etherpad: 1.5.0 - 1.5.1

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External links
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/03/15/3
https://github.com/ether/etherpad-lite/commit/a0fb65205c7d7ff95f00eb9fd88e93b300f30c3d
https://github.com/ether/etherpad-lite/releases/tag/1.5.2

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Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.