Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in Koha 3.14.x before 3.14.16, 3.16.x before 3.16.12, 3.18.x before 3.18.08, and 3.20.x before 3.20.1 allow remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a ..%2f (dot dot encoded slash) in the template_path parameter to (1) svc/virtualshelves/search or (2) svc/members/search.
CVE-2015-4632
Score 7.5 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: HIGH) published 2022-05-14. NVD baseline CVSS 7.5; sources differ by 0.0.
- High exploitation likelihood — EPSS 52%
No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.
- CVSS v3
- 7.5
- EG Score
- 7.5(medium)
- EPSS
- 98.8%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
October 18, 2018
Last Modified
November 21, 2024
References (18)
- cve@mitrehttps://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=14408
- cve@mitrehttps://koha-community.org/koha-3-14-16-released/
- cve@mitrehttps://koha-community.org/security-release-koha-3-16-12/
- cve@mitrehttps://koha-community.org/security-release-koha-3-18-8/
- cve@mitrehttps://koha-community.org/security-release-koha-3-20-1/
- cve@mitrehttps://packetstormsecurity.com/files/132458/Koha-ILS-3.20.x-CSRF-XSS-Traversal-SQL-Injection.html
- cve@mitrehttps://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Jun/80
- cve@mitrehttps://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/37388/
- cve@mitrehttps://www.sba-research.org/2015/06/24/researchers-of-sba-research-found-several-critical-security-vulnerabilities-in-the-koha-library-software-via-combinatorial-testing/
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=14408
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://koha-community.org/koha-3-14-16-released/
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://koha-community.org/security-release-koha-3-16-12/
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://koha-community.org/security-release-koha-3-18-8/
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://koha-community.org/security-release-koha-3-20-1/
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/132458/Koha-ILS-3.20.x-CSRF-XSS-Traversal-SQL-Injection.html
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Publicly available exploits
(2 references)Working exploit code is in the public domain (1 Exploit-DB entry). Defenders should treat patch urgency accordingly — public PoCs typically lead to mass-exploitation within 24-72 hours.
- Exploit-DBEDB-37388First seen Jun 26, 2015
Koha 3.20.1 - Directory Traversal
Open source ↗ - Nucleihttp/cves/2015/CVE-2015-4632.yamlFirst seen Jan 1, 2015
Koha 3.20.1 - Directory Traversal
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