CVE-2018-8741

Description

A directory traversal flaw in SquirrelMail 1.4.22 allows an authenticated attacker to exfiltrate (or potentially delete) files from the hosting server, related to ../ in the att_local_name field in Deliver.class.php.

Category

8.8
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 5.55% Top 15%
Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2018/03/17/2 third party advisory mailing list
https://gist.github.com/hannob/3c4f86863c418930ad08853c1109364e third party advisory patch
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040554 vdb entry third party advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4168 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://insinuator.net/2018/03/squirrelmail-full-disclosure-troopers18/ third party advisory patch
https://paste.pound-python.org/show/OjSLiFTxiBrTk63jqEUu/ third party advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/04/msg00012.html third party advisory mailing list
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/CVXTYMZ35IC5KPNMAE6BWAQWURMX7KZO/ vendor advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/T5FP5O562A4FM5TCFNEW73SS6PZONSAC/ vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2018-8741?
CVE-2018-8741 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2018-8741?
To fix CVE-2018-8741, 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-2018-8741 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2018-8741 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~6% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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