CVE-2015-3309

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in node/utils/Minify.js in Etherpad 1.1.2 through 1.5.4 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files with permissions of the user running the service via a .. (dot dot) in the path parameter of HTTP API requests. NOTE: This vulnerability is due to an incomplete fix to CVE-2015-3297.

Category

7.5
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.43%
Third-Party Advisory killedkenny.io Third-Party Advisory openwall.com Third-Party Advisory github.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://cve.killedkenny.io/cve/CVE-2015-3309 third party advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/04/16/8 third party advisory mailing list
https://github.com/ether/etherpad-lite/commit/0fa7650df8f940ed6b577d79836a78eb09726c4b third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2015-3309?
CVE-2015-3309 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2015-3309?
To fix CVE-2015-3309, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2015-3309 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2015-3309 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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