Path Traversal in Magento
CVE-2015-1398
Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in Magento Community Edition (CE) 1.9.1.0 and Enterprise Edition (EE) 1.14.1.0 allow remote authenticated users to include and execute certain PHP files via (1) .. (dot dot) sequences in the PATH_INFO to index.php or (2) vectors involving a block value in the ___directive parameter to the Cms_Wysiwyg controller in the Adminhtml module, related to the blockDirective function and the auto loading mechanism. NOTE: vector 2 might not cross privilege boundaries, since administrators might already have the privileges to execute code and upload files.
Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.143 (96.5th percentile), scored .
Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 96th percentile — 96.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.143 · newest: 0.143 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Magento — versions 1.9.1.0, 1.14.1.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- magento.com/blog/technical/critical-security-advisory-remote-code-execution-rce… (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1032194 (vdb-entry)
- blog.checkpoint.com/2015/04/20/analyzing-magento-vulnerability/ (Exploit)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2015-1398?
- CVE-2015-1398 is a vulnerability in Magento, classified under Path Traversal. Published 2015-04-29.
- Is CVE-2015-1398 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.