Yaws 1.91 has a directory traversal vulnerability in the way certain URLs are processed. A remote authenticated user could use this flaw to obtain content of arbitrary local files via specially-crafted URL request.
Published 2019-11-26 05:15:15
Updated 2020-08-18 15:05:58
Source Red Hat, Inc.
View at NVD,   CVE.org
Vulnerability category: Directory traversal

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2011-4350

21.05%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days EPSS Score History
~ 97 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less

Metasploit modules for CVE-2011-4350

  • Yaws Web Server Directory Traversal
    Disclosure Date: 2011-11-25
    First seen: 2020-04-26
    auxiliary/scanner/http/yaws_traversal
    This module exploits a directory traversal bug in Yaws v1.9.1 or less. The module can only be used to retrieve files. However, code execution might be possible. Because when the malicious user sends a PUT request, a file is actually created, except no content is wr

CVSS scores for CVE-2011-4350

Base Score Base Severity CVSS Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Score Source First Seen
4.0
MEDIUM AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N
8.0
2.9
NIST
6.5
MEDIUM CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
2.8
3.6
NIST

CWE ids for CVE-2011-4350

  • 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.
    Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)

References for CVE-2011-4350

Products affected by CVE-2011-4350

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