Path Traversal in Dnatools Dnalims
CVE-2017-6527
An issue was discovered in dnaTools dnaLIMS 4-2015s13. dnaLIMS is vulnerable to a NUL-terminated directory traversal attack allowing an unauthenticated attacker to access system files readable by the web server user (by using the viewAppletFsa.cgi seqID parameter).
Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)
Published · last modified .
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.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.566 (99.1th percentile), scored .
High probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — patch promptly. 99th percentile — 99.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.566 · newest: 0.566 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Dnatools Dnalims — versions 4-2015s13
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/96823 (vdb-entry)
- www.shorebreaksecurity.com/blog/product-security-advisory-psa0002-dnalims/ (Technical Description, Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41578/ (exploit)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2017-6527?
- CVE-2017-6527 is a high-severity vulnerability in Dnatools Dnalims, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2017-03-09.
- How severe is CVE-2017-6527?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2017-6527 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.