What is CVE-2017-14196?

CVE-2017-14196 is a high-severity vulnerability in Squiz Matrix, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2017-11-30.

How severe is CVE-2017-14196?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

Path Traversal in Squiz Matrix

CVE-2017-14196

An issue was discovered in Squiz Matrix from 5.3 through to 5.3.6.1 and 5.4.1.3. An information disclosure caused by a Path Traversal issue in the 'File Bridge' plugin allowed the existence of files outside of the bridged path to be confirmed.

Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)

EPSS: 0.022 (80.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Squiz Matrix — versions 5.4.1.3
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-22 — Path Traversal

References

cve@mitre.org (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC, Issue Tracking)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-14196?: CVE-2017-14196 is a high-severity vulnerability in Squiz Matrix, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2017-11-30.
How severe is CVE-2017-14196?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.