A vulnerability has been found in AlliedModders AMX Mod X on Windows and classified as critical. This vulnerability affects the function cmdVoteMap of the file plugins/adminvote.sma of the component Console Command Handler. The manipulation of the argument amx_votemap leads to path traversal. The patch is identified as a5f2b5539f6d61050b68df8b22ebb343a2862681. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue. VDB-217354 is the identifier assigned to this vulnerability.
The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory.
| Link | Tags |
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| https://vuldb.com/?id.217354 | third party advisory vdb entry technical description |
| https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.217354 | signature third party advisory permissions required |
| https://github.com/alliedmodders/amxmodx/pull/823 | patch issue tracking |
| https://github.com/alliedmodders/amxmodx/commit/a5f2b5539f6d61050b68df8b22ebb343a2862681 | patch |