CVE-2014-2864: paperthin commonspot_content_server Path Traversal

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2014-2864 is a high (CVSS 10.0) Path Traversal vulnerability in paperthin commonspot_content_server. EPSS estimates a 5.20% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 92.3% of scored vulnerabilities.

Timeline

1. 15-04-2014
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 17-09-2024
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in PaperThin CommonSpot before 7.0.2 and 8.x before 8.0.3 allow remote attackers to have an unspecified impact via a filename parameter containing directory traversal sequences.

• 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.