Path Traversal in Webedition Cms
CVE-2014-5258
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.
Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 4.0 (Medium). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.203 (97.4th percentile), scored .
Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 97th percentile — 97.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.203 · newest: 0.203 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.htbridge.com/advisory/HTB23227 (Exploit)
- www.webedition.org/de/aktuelles/webedition-cms/webEdition-6.3.9-Beta-erschienen (Vendor Advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/533465/100/0/threaded (mailing-list)
- packetstormsecurity.com/files/128301/webEdition-6.3.8.0-Path-Traversal.html (Exploit)
- www.webedition.org/de/webedition-cms/versionshistorie/webedition-6/version-6.3… (Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2014-5258?
- CVE-2014-5258 is a vulnerability in Webedition Cms, classified under Path Traversal. Published 2014-11-06.
- Is CVE-2014-5258 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.