Local File Inclusion in BACKCLICK Professional 5.9.63 via Tomcat backend
CVE-2022-44008 Published on November 16, 2022
An issue was discovered in BACKCLICK Professional 5.9.63. Due to improper validation, arbitrary local files can be retrieved by accessing the back-end Tomcat server directly.
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2022-44008 is exploitable with network access, and requires small amount of user privileges. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. Public availability of a proof of concept (POC) exploit exists for CVE-2022-44008. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to have a high impact on confidentiality, with no impact on integrity and 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-2022-44008 has been classified to as a Directory traversal vulnerability or weakness.
Products Associated with CVE-2022-44008
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Exploit Probability
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