CVE Catalog

CVE-2013-5639

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

Directory traversal vulnerability in users/login.php in Gnew 2013.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the gnew_language cookie.

Risk Assessment

An attacker could gain access to sensitive data on the server, potentially leading to serious security breaches.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update to the latest version of Gnew and implement additional security measures to block directory traversal.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

Directory traversal vulnerability in users/login.php in Gnew 2013.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the gnew_language cookie.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS