LifeSize ClearSea 3.1.4 Smartgui Interface path path traversal

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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in LifeSize ClearSea 3.1.4. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component Smartgui Interface. The manipulation of the argument path leads to path traversal. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2018-25312. The attack can be initiated remotely. Additionally, an exploit exists.

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A vulnerability was found in LifeSize ClearSea 3.1.4 and classified as problematic. This issue affects an unknown functionality of the component Smartgui Interface. The manipulation of the argument path 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:

LifeSize ClearSea 3.1.4 contains directory traversal vulnerabilities that allow authenticated attackers to download and upload arbitrary files by manipulating path parameters in the smartgui interface. Attackers can exploit the upload endpoint with directory traversal sequences to write files to arbitrary locations on the system, enabling remote code execution.

The advisory is shared at exploit-db.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2018-25312 since 04/29/2026. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. Technical details as well as a public exploit are known. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1006 for this issue.

The exploit is available at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept.

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 Exploit-DB (44390). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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• LifeSize

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• ClearSea

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• 3.1.4

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