Koji up to 1.18.0 path traversal

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A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Koji up to 1.18.0. The affected element is an unknown function. Executing a manipulation can lead to path traversal. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2019-17109. The attack may be performed from remote. There is no available exploit.

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A vulnerability has been found in Koji up to 1.18.0 and classified as critical. This vulnerability affects an unknown function. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a path traversal vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Koji through 1.18.0 allows remote Directory Traversal, with resultant Privilege Escalation.

The weakness was presented 10/09/2019 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at docs.pagure.org. This vulnerability was named CVE-2019-17109 since 10/03/2019. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. The successful exploitation requires a single authentication. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1006.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 261357 (Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2019-17109), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

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

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (261357). VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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• Koji

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• 1.0
• 1.1
• 1.2
• 1.3
• 1.4
• 1.5
• 1.6
• 1.7
• 1.8
• 1.9
• 1.10
• 1.11
• 1.12
• 1.13
• 1.14
• 1.15
• 1.16
• 1.17
• 1.18.0

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