# CVE-2017-5595: A file disclosure and inclusion vulnerability exists in web/views/file.php in ZoneMinder 1.x through v1.30.0 because of unfiltered user-inpu

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2017-02-06 · Updated: 2024-08-05

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

A file disclosure and inclusion vulnerability exists in web/views/file.php in ZoneMinder 1.x through v1.30.0 because of unfiltered user-input being passed to readfile(), which allows an authenticated attacker to read local system files (e.g., /etc/passwd) in the context of the web server user (www-data). The attack vector is a .. (dot dot) in the path parameter within a zm/index.php?view=file&path= request.

## What to do

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## Related

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## References

- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2017/Feb/11
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96125
- https://github.com/ZoneMinder/ZoneMinder/commit/8b19fca9927cdec07cc9dd09bdcf2496a5ae69b3
- http://seclists.org/bugtraq/2017/Feb/6

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