CVE-2019-16903: plutinosoft platinum Path Traversal

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2019-16903 is a medium (CVSS 5.3) Path Traversal vulnerability in plutinosoft platinum. EPSS estimates a 1.85% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 78.8% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.

Timeline

1. 26-09-2019
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 05-08-2024
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Platinum UPnP SDK 1.2.0 allows Directory Traversal in Core/PltHttpServer.cpp because it checks for /.. where it should be checking for ../ instead.

• 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.