CVE-2021-29091 is a vulnerability in Synology Photo Station
Published on June 2, 2021
Improper limitation of a pathname to a restricted directory ('Path Traversal') vulnerability in file management component in Synology Photo Station before 6.8.14-3500 allows remote authenticated users to write arbitrary files via unspecified vectors.
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2021-29091 can be exploited with network access, and requires small amount of user privileges. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to have no impact on confidentiality, a high impact on integrity, and no impact on availability.
Weakness Type
What is a Directory traversal Vulnerability?
The software 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 software 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.
CVE-2021-29091 has been classified to as a Directory traversal vulnerability or weakness.
Products Associated with CVE-2021-29091
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Affected Versions
Synology Photo Station:- Version unspecified and below 6.8.14-3500 is affected.
Exploit Probability
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