CVE-2017-12586

Published: Aug 6, 2017Modified: May 13, 2026

6.5

Vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Exploitability: 2.8 / Impact: 3.6

Source: NVD

Description

SLiMS 8 Akasia through 8.3.1 has an arbitrary file reading issue because of directory traversal in the url parameter to admin/help.php. It can be exploited by remote authenticated librarian users.

Affected (5)

Products: Slims: Akasia

Slims

1 product

Akasia

Configuration A

5 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Slims Akasia	Version 8.0
Slims Akasia	Version 8.1
Slims Akasia	Version 8.2
Slims Akasia	Version 8.3.1
Slims Akasia	Version 8.3

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)

https://github.com/slims/slims8_akasia/issues/48

Source: cve@mitre.org

ExploitThird Party Advisory

https://github.com/slims/slims8_akasia/issues/48

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

ExploitThird Party Advisory

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