Directory traversal vulnerability in Novius OS 5.0.1 ... · CVE-2015-5353 · GitHub Advisory Database · GitHub

Directory traversal vulnerability in Novius OS 5.0.1 ...

High severity Unreviewed Published May 14, 2022 to the GitHub Advisory Database • Updated Apr 12, 2025

Package

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Affected versions

Unknown

Patched versions

Unknown

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in Novius OS 5.0.1 (Elche) allows remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary local files via a .. (dot dot) in the tab parameter to admin/.

References

Published by the National Vulnerability Database

Jul 1, 2015

Published to the GitHub Advisory Database May 14, 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.