CVE-2019-1142: microsoft microsoft .net framework 3.5 Path Traversal

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2019-1142 is a medium (CVSS 5.5) Path Traversal vulnerability in microsoft microsoft .net framework 3.5. EPSS estimates a 1.04% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 63.4% of scored vulnerabilities.

Timeline

1. 11-09-2019
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 04-08-2024
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the .NET Framework common language runtime (CLR) allows file creation in arbitrary locations, aka '.NET Framework Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability'.

• 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.