CVE-2014-4507: theforeman foreman Path Traversal

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2014-4507 is a medium (CVSS 6.4) Path Traversal vulnerability in theforeman foreman. EPSS estimates a 2.37% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 83.7% of scored vulnerabilities.

Timeline

1. 20-06-2014
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 16-09-2024
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in Smart-Proxy in Foreman before 1.4.5 and 1.5.x before 1.5.1 allows remote attackers to overwrite arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the dst parameter to tftp/fetch_boot_file.

• 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.