Path Traversal in Cantata Project
CVE-2018-12559
An issue was discovered in the cantata-mounter D-Bus service in Cantata through 2.3.1. The mount target path check in mounter.cpp `mpOk()` is insufficient. A regular user can consequently mount a CIFS filesystem anywhere (e.g., outside of the /home directory tree) by passing directory traversal sequences such as a home/../usr substring.
Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)
EPSS: 0.021 (79.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Cantata_project Cantata
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- cve@mitre.org (Technical Description, Patch, x_refsource_MISC)
- cve@mitre.org (Technical Description, Mailing List, x_refsource_MISC)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2018-12559?
- CVE-2018-12559 is a high-severity vulnerability in Cantata Project, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2018-06-19.
- How severe is CVE-2018-12559?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.