CVE-2014-4507

Published: Jun 20, 2014Modified: May 6, 2026

6.4

Vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P

Exploitability: 10.0 / Impact: 4.9

Source: NVD

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in Smart-Proxy in Foreman before 1.4.5 and 1.5.x before 1.5.1 allows remote attackers to overwrite arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the dst parameter to tftp/fetch_boot_file.

Affected (6)

Products: Theforeman: Foreman

Theforeman

1 product

Foreman

Configuration A

6 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Theforeman Foreman	Up to 1.4.4
Theforeman Foreman	Version 1.4.0
Theforeman Foreman	Version 1.4.1
Theforeman Foreman	Version 1.4.2
Theforeman Foreman	Version 1.4.3
Theforeman Foreman	Version 1.5.0

Related CWEs

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.

References (2)

http://projects.theforeman.org/issues/6086

Source: cve@mitre.org

Patch

http://projects.theforeman.org/issues/6086

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Patch

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