VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2015-3297
Directory traversal vulnerability in node/utils/Minify.js in Etherpad 1.1.1 through 1.5.2 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files by leveraging replacement of backslashes with slashes in the path parameter of HTTP API requests.
HIGH 7.5EPSS 4.96%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (4.96%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Directory traversal vulnerability in node/utils/Minify.js in Etherpad 1.1.1 through 1.5.2 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files by leveraging replacement of backslashes with slashes in the path parameter of HTTP API requests.
- CVSS 3.0
- 7.5 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- EPSS
- 4.96% probability · 92th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-22
- Affected
- etherpad/etherpad
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/04/11/1Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/04/12/1Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/74056Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://github.com/ether/etherpad-lite/commit/9d4e5f6Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/04/11/1Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/04/12/1Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/74056Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://github.com/ether/etherpad-lite/commit/9d4e5f6Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.