# CVE-2015-4462: Absolute path traversal vulnerability in the file\_manager component of eFront CMS before 3.6.15.5 allows remote authenticated users to read

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2017-07-25 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Absolute path traversal vulnerability in the file_manager component of eFront CMS before 3.6.15.5 allows remote authenticated users to read arbitrary files via a full pathname in the "Upload file from url" field in the file manager for professor.php.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## References

- http://mohankallepalli.blogspot.in/2015/05/eFront-cms-multiple-bugs.html
- http://forum.efrontlearning.net/viewtopic.php?f=15&t=9841

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