Absolute path traversal vulnerability in the... · CVE-2014-2217 · GitHub Advisory Database · GitHub

Absolute path traversal vulnerability in the...

High severity Unreviewed Published May 17, 2022 to the GitHub Advisory Database • Updated Apr 12, 2025

Package

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Affected versions

Unknown

Patched versions

Unknown

Description

Absolute path traversal vulnerability in the RadAsyncUpload control in the RadControls in Telerik UI for ASP.NET AJAX before Q3 2012 SP2 allows remote attackers to write to arbitrary files, and consequently execute arbitrary code, via a full pathname in the UploadID metadata value.

References

Published by the National Vulnerability Database

Dec 25, 2014

Published to the GitHub Advisory Database May 17, 2022

Last updated Apr 12, 2025

Weaknesses

CWE-22

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

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. Learn more on MITRE.