The High Availability functionality of Yugabyte Anywhere can be abused to write arbitrary files through the backup upload endpoint by using path traversal characters. This vulnerability is associated with program files PlatformReplicationManager.Java. This issue affects YugabyteDB Anywhere: from 2.0.0.0 through 2.13.0.0
Solution:
The product uses external input to construct a pathname that should be within a restricted directory, but it does not properly neutralize sequences such as ".." that can resolve to a location that is outside of that directory.
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.
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