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CVE-2017-3188

6.5 · MEDIUM

The dotCMS administration panel, versions 3.7.1 and earlier, "Push Publishing" feature in Enterprise Pro is vulnerable to path traversal.

Published Jul 24, 2018CWE-22EPSS 2.75%

Overview

CVE-2017-3188 is a medium-severity vulnerability. It was published on July 24, 2018 and has a CVSS 3.0 base score of 6.5 (MEDIUM).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.0 base score of 6.5, rated MEDIUM. It can be exploited remotely over the network. Some level of privileges is required for exploitation.

Technical description

The dotCMS administration panel, versions 3.7.1 and earlier, "Push Publishing" feature in Enterprise Pro is vulnerable to path traversal. When "Bundle" tar.gz archives uploaded to the Push Publishing feature are decompressed, the filenames of its contents are not properly checked, allowing for writing files to arbitrary directories on the file system. These archives may be uploaded directly via the administrator panel, or using the CSRF vulnerability (CVE-2017-3187). An unauthenticated remote attacker may perform actions with the dotCMS administrator panel with the same permissions of a victim user or execute arbitrary system commands with the permissions of the user running the dotCMS application.

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories, patches, and mitigation guidance. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

References

Refwww.securityfocus.com/bid/96616Refwww.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/168699Refdoc.dotcms.com/security/SI-41Refwww.securityfocus.com/bid/96616Refwww.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/168699

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What is CVE-2017-3188?

CVE-2017-3188 is a medium-severity vulnerability. It was published on July 24, 2018 and has a CVSS 3.0 base score of 6.5 (MEDIUM).

How severe is CVE-2017-3188?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.0 base score of 6.5, rated MEDIUM. It can be exploited remotely over the network. Some level of privileges is required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2017-3188?

Check the references section for vendor advisories, patches, and mitigation guidance. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

How can CyberStrike help with CVE-2017-3188?

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