Description

Acunetix uploaded a ZIP file containing a symlink to /etc/passwd. It looks like that web application processed this file and returned the contents of /etc/passwd in response.

Remediation

The web application should filter symlinks included inside ZIP files.

References

Reading local files from Facebook's server

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WordPress Plugin Google Drive for WordPress Information Disclosure (2.2)

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PrestaShop Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor Vulnerability (CVE-2020-15081)

WordPress W3 Total Cache plugin predictable cache filenames

Severity

High

Classification

CWE-200 CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Tags

Unauthenticated File Upload Information Disclosure