5.0
MEDIUM
CVE-2014-4690
pfSense Directory Traversal Vulnerabilities
Description

Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in pfSense before 2.1.4 allow (1) remote attackers to read arbitrary .info files via a crafted path in the pkg parameter to pkg_mgr_install.php and allow (2) remote authenticated users to read arbitrary files via the downloadbackup parameter to system_firmware_restorefullbackup.php.

INFO

Published Date :

July 2, 2014, 10:35 a.m.

Last Modified :

May 30, 2019, 2:57 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

2.9

Exploitability Score :

10.0
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2014-4690 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Netgate pfsense
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL Resource
https://pfsense.org/security/advisories/pfSense-SA-14_11.webgui.asc Vendor Advisory

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2014-4690 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    May. 30, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:pfsense:pfsense:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 2.1.3 OR *cpe:2.3:a:netgate:pfsense:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 2.1.3
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jul. 02, 2014

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.46 }} 0.00%

score

0.71356

percentile

CVSS2 - Vulnerability Scoring System
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability