CVE-2018-18831: Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

November 1, 2018 (updated September 3, 2021)

An issue was discovered in com\mingsoft\cms\action\GeneraterAction.java in MCMS 4.6.5. An attacker can write a .jsp file (in the position parameter) to an arbitrary directory via a ../ Directory Traversal in the url parameter.

References

github.com/advisories/GHSA-7hjp-97g3-rq93
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-18831

Code Behaviors & Features

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