CVE-2018-12559
Cantata CIFS Directory Traversal Vulnerability
Description
An issue was discovered in the cantata-mounter D-Bus service in Cantata through 2.3.1. The mount target path check in mounter.cpp `mpOk()` is insufficient. A regular user can consequently mount a CIFS filesystem anywhere (e.g., outside of the /home directory tree) by passing directory traversal sequences such as a home/../usr substring.
INFO
Published Date :
June 19, 2018, 5:29 a.m.
Last Modified :
Aug. 10, 2018, 3:06 p.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
5.9
Exploitability Score :
2.8
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
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information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to
CVE-2018-12559.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2018/06/18/1 | Mailing List Technical Description |
| https://github.com/CDrummond/cantata/commit/afc4f8315d3e96574925fb530a7004cc9e6ce3d3 | Patch Technical Description |
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Aug. 10, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P) Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Changed Reference Type http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2018/06/18/1 No Types Assigned http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2018/06/18/1 Mailing List, Technical Description Changed Reference Type https://github.com/CDrummond/cantata/commit/afc4f8315d3e96574925fb530a7004cc9e6ce3d3 No Types Assigned https://github.com/CDrummond/cantata/commit/afc4f8315d3e96574925fb530a7004cc9e6ce3d3 Patch, Technical Description Added CWE CWE-22 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:cantata_project:cantata:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 2.3.1
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2018-12559 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
(CAPEC)
stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2018-12559
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.10 }} -0.00%
score
0.38876
percentile