# CVE-2018-14056: ZNC before 1.7.1-rc1 is prone to a path traversal flaw via ../ in a web skin name to access files outside of the intended skins directories.

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2018-07-15 · Updated: 2024-08-05

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

ZNC before 1.7.1-rc1 is prone to a path traversal flaw via ../ in a web skin name to access files outside of the intended skins directories.

## 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

- https://github.com/znc/znc/commit/a4a5aeeb17d32937d8c7d743dae9a4cc755ce773
- https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4252
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201807-03

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