CVE-2017-5966 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Sitecore CRM 8.1 Rev 151207 allows remote authenticated administrators to read arbitrary files via an absolute path traversal attack on sitecore/shell/download.aspx with the file parameter.

Published: 2017-05-23

Score: 4.9 Medium

EPSS: 1.6% Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:sitecore:crm:8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2017-15035	Sitecore CRM 8.1 Rev 151207 allows remote authenticated administrators to read arbitrary files via an absolute path traversal attack on sitecore/shell/download.aspx with the file parameter.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required High

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication Single

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.01598.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://research.aurainfosec.io/disclosures/2017-05-18-sitecore/

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Sitecore Crm

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2017-05-23T05:14:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-05T15:18:49.056Z

Reserved: 2017-02-11T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2017-5966

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2017-05-23T05:29:00.217

Modified: 2026-06-17T01:21:31.610

Link: CVE-2017-5966

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-22
Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

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