Arbitrary file read via encoded path traversal
Published May 15, 2024 · Updated Feb 13, 2025
Path traversal in Stakater Forecastle 1.0.139 and earlier allows remote attackers to read arbitrary server files via a crafted URL. The website component accepts an encoded %5C../ sequence in the request path and resolves it outside the intended web directory. No authentication or user interaction is required, and the demonstrated consequence is disclosure of server-local file contents.
Summary
What happened
Path traversal in Stakater Forecastle 1.0.139 and earlier allows remote attackers to read arbitrary server files via a crafted URL. The website component accepts an encoded %5C../ sequence in the request path and resolves it outside the intended web directory. No authentication or user interaction is required, and the demonstrated consequence is disclosure of server-local file contents.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2023-40297
- Published
- May 15, 2024
- Updated
- Feb 13, 2025
- Vendor
- Stakater
- Product
- Forecastle
- Classifications
- CWE-22, T1005
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- May 15, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Feb 13, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
Exploitability
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- Affected versionversion=1.0.139* <=1.0.139
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Weakness, pattern, technique
Public exploit references
- Encoded path traversal URL proof of conceptproof of concept · demonstrated
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