CVE-2010-0933: perforce perforce_server Path Traversal

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2010-0933 is a medium (CVSS 6.8) Path Traversal vulnerability in perforce perforce_server. EPSS estimates a 1.79% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 78% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.

Timeline

1. 05-03-2010
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 17-09-2024
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in Perforce Server 2008.1 allows remote authenticated users to create arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the argument to the "p4 add" command.

• CWE-22Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory.