CVE-2018-14056

Description

ZNC before 1.7.1-rc1 is prone to a path traversal flaw via ../ in a web skin name to access files outside of the intended skins directories.

Category

5.3
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.71% Top 30%
Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory gentoo.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://github.com/znc/znc/commit/a4a5aeeb17d32937d8c7d743dae9a4cc755ce773 third party advisory patch
https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4252 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201807-03 third party advisory vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2018-14056?
CVE-2018-14056 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2018-14056?
To fix CVE-2018-14056, 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-2018-14056 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2018-14056 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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