CVE-2017-5541 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in template/usererror.missing_extension.php in Symphony CMS before 2.6.10 allows remote attackers to rename arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the existing-folder and new-folder parameters.

Published: 2017-01-20

Score: 5.3 Medium

EPSS: 2.5% Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:getsymphony:symphony:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2017-14643	Directory traversal vulnerability in template/usererror.missing_extension.php in Symphony CMS before 2.6.10 allows remote attackers to rename arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the existing-folder and new-folder parameters.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.02497.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95689
https://github.com/symphonycms/symphony-2/issues/2639
https://github.com/symphonycms/symphony-2/releases/tag/2.6.10

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Getsymphony Symphony

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2017-01-20T08:39:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-05T15:04:15.355Z

Reserved: 2017-01-19T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2017-5541

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2017-01-20T08:59:00.470

Modified: 2026-06-17T01:20:42.633

Link: CVE-2017-5541

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-22
Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

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