Authenticated protected-file read via timezone path traversal
Published Feb 22, 2021 · Updated Sep 17, 2024
Path traversal in Nozomi Networks Guardian and CMC 20.0.7.3 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to read protected system files through the web GUI. The timezone-change handler copies attacker-selected paths to an unintended location, enabling retrieval of files outside the permitted directory. Access requires an authenticated administrator; the vendor reports no need for user interaction and notes that such administrators already have console access.
Summary
What happened
Path traversal in Nozomi Networks Guardian and CMC 20.0.7.3 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to read protected system files through the web GUI. The timezone-change handler copies attacker-selected paths to an unintended location, enabling retrieval of files outside the permitted directory. Access requires an authenticated administrator; the vendor reports no need for user interaction and notes that such administrators already have console access.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2021-26725
- Published
- Feb 22, 2021
- Updated
- Sep 17, 2024
- Vendor
- Nozomi Networks
- Product
- Guardian
- Classifications
- CWE-24, CWE-22, CAPEC-126, T1083
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- admin
Timeline
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- Feb 22, 2021CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Sep 17, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=20.0.7.3 and prior versions
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