VDB-102077 · CVE-2015-8235 · BID 77644

Spiffy up to 5.3 path traversal

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Spiffy up to 5.3 and classified as critical. This affects an unknown function. The manipulation with the input ../ leads to path traversal. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2015-8235. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Spiffy up to 5.3. It has been rated as critical. This issue affects an unknown part. The manipulation with the input value ../ leads to a path traversal vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to 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. Impacted is confidentiality, and integrity. The summary by CVE is:

Directory traversal vulnerability in Spiffy before 5.4.

The bug was discovered 11/17/2015. The weakness was disclosed 06/07/2017 by Benedikt Rosenau (Website). The advisory is shared at lists.gnu.org. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2015-8235 since 11/18/2015. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1006 for this issue.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 568 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k.

Upgrading to version 5.4 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at SecurityFocus (BID 77644†). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.0
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.8

VulDB Base Score: 6.5
VulDB Temp Score: 6.2
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NVD Base Score: 7.5
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Path traversal
CWE: CWE-22
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Spiffy 5.4
Patch: edd4926bb4f4c97760a0e03b0d0e8210398fe967

Timelineinfo

11/17/2015 🔍
11/18/2015 +1 days 🔍
11/18/2015 +0 days 🔍
06/07/2017 +567 days 🔍
06/07/2017 +0 days 🔍
06/08/2017 +1 days 🔍
12/08/2022 +2009 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: lists.gnu.org
Researcher: Benedikt Rosenau
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2015-8235 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2015-8235
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-102077
SecurityFocus: 77644 - Spiffy CVE-2015-8235 Directory Traversal Vulnerability

Entryinfo

Created: 06/08/2017 08:38
Updated: 12/08/2022 09:09
Changes: 06/08/2017 08:38 (63), 10/14/2019 15:41 (1), 12/08/2022 09:09 (5)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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