CVE-2023-4914
PHP vulnerability analysis and mitigation

Overview

A Relative Path Traversal vulnerability was identified in GitHub repository cecilapp/cecil affecting versions prior to 7.47.1. The vulnerability was discovered and disclosed on September 12, 2023 (NVD, CVE).

Technical details

The vulnerability has been assigned a CVSS v3.1 base score of 7.5 (HIGH) with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N. It is classified as CWE-22 (Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory) and CWE-23 (Relative Path Traversal) (NVD).

Impact

The vulnerability allows unauthorized access to files outside the intended directory structure through path traversal techniques, potentially exposing sensitive information (NVD).

Mitigation and workarounds

Users should upgrade to Cecil version 7.47.1 or later which contains the security fix. The patch implements proper path validation to prevent directory traversal attacks (GitHub Patch).

Additional resources


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