Path Traversal in Etherpad
CVE-2015-3309
Directory traversal vulnerability in node/utils/Minify.js in Etherpad 1.1.2 through 1.5.4 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files with permissions of the user running the service via a .. (dot dot) in the path parameter of HTTP API requests. NOTE: This vulnerability is due to an incomplete fix to CVE-2015-3297.
Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.023 (82.8th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 83rd percentile — 82.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.023 · newest: 0.023 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- cve.killedkenny.io/cve/CVE-2015-3309 (Third Party Advisory)
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/04/16/8 (Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- github.com/ether/etherpad-lite/commit/0fa7650df8f940ed6b577d79836a78eb09726c4b (Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2015-3309?
- CVE-2015-3309 is a high-severity vulnerability in Etherpad, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2020-02-13.
- How severe is CVE-2015-3309?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.