CVE-2012-0419: novell groupwise Path Traversal

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2012-0419 is a medium (CVSS 5.0) Path Traversal vulnerability in novell groupwise. EPSS estimates a 42.47% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 98.7% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.

Timeline

1. 28-09-2012
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 06-08-2024
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in the agent HTTP interfaces in Novell GroupWise 8.0 before Support Pack 3 and 2012 before Support Pack 1 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via directory traversal sequences in a request.

• 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.