A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in PublicCMS 4.0.20180210. Affected is some unknown functionality of the file admin/cmsWebFile/list.html?path=../. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a path traversal vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-22. 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. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, and integrity. CVE summarizes:

An issue discovered in PublicCMS V4.0.20180210. There is a "Directory Traversal" and "Arbitrary file read" vulnerability via an admin/cmsWebFile/list.html?path=../ URI.

The bug was discovered 06/15/2018. The weakness was shared 06/15/2018 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at github.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2018-12493 since 06/15/2018. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. A authentication is required for exploitation. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1006.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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