CVE-2024-25975

Summary

The application implements an up- and downvote function which alters a value within a JSON file. The POST parameters are not filtered properly and therefore an arbitrary file can be overwritten. The file can be controlled by an authenticated attacker, the content cannot be controlled. It is possible to overwrite all files for which the webserver has write access. It is required to supply a relative path (path traversal).

Affected Software

VendorProductVersion RangeStatus
Interaction Design Team at the University of Applied Sciences and Arts in Hildesheim/GermanyHAWKIversions before commit 146967faffected

Weaknesses

  • CWE-73: CWE-73 External Control of File Name or Path

ADP Enrichment

CISA ADP Vulnrichment

  • SSVC:
  • Exploitation: poc
    • Automatable: no
    • Technical Impact: partial

CVE Program Container

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