Medium 6.5 CVSS 3.1 m4pdf Published on 2023-09-20

M4 PDF plugin for Prestashop sites, in its 3.2.3 version and before, is vulnerable to a directory traversal vulnerability.

CVECVE-2022-45447 GHSANo GHSA advisory

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Description

M4 PDF plugin for Prestashop sites, in its 3.2.3 version and before, is vulnerable to a directory traversal vulnerability. The “f” parameter is not properly checked in the resource /m4pdf/pdf.php, returning any file given its relative path. An attacker that exploits this vulnerability could download /etc/passwd from the server if the file exists.

Original text by NVD (NIST), public domain.

CVSS metrics 3.1

Source: cve-coordination@incibe.es · secondary

Medium 6.5

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Attack vectorNetwork

ComplexityLow

Privileges requiredLow

User interactionNone

ScopeUnchanged

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityNone

AvailabilityNone

References

Third Party Advisoryincibe.es
https://www.incibe.es/en/incibe-cert/notices/aviso/multiple-vulnerabilities-m4-pdf-plugin-prestashop-sites

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