PrestaShop M4 PDF Plugin up to 3.2.3 on Prestashop /m4pdf/pdf.php f path traversal

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A vulnerability was found in PrestaShop M4 PDF Plugin up to 3.2.3 on Prestashop. It has been rated as critical. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the file /m4pdf/pdf.php. The manipulation of the argument f leads to path traversal. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2022-45447. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit.

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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in PrestaShop M4 PDF Plugin up to 3.2.3 on Prestashop (E-Commerce Management Software). This issue affects an unknown function of the file /m4pdf/pdf.php. The manipulation of the argument f with an unknown input 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. The summary by CVE is:

M4 PDF plugin for Prestashop sites, in its 3.2.3 version and before, is vulnerable to a directory traversal vulnerability. The “f” parameter is not properly checked in the resource /m4pdf/pdf.php, returning any file given its relative path. An attacker that exploits this vulnerability could download /etc/passwd from the server if the file exists.

The weakness was presented 09/20/2023. It is possible to read the advisory at incibe.es. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2022-45447 since 11/16/2022. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1006 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

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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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• E-Commerce Management Software

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• PrestaShop

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• M4 PDF Plugin

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• 3.2.0
• 3.2.1
• 3.2.2
• 3.2.3

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• open-source

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