CVE-2015-5079

Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v3.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 17.0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2018-02-28 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-22

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in widgets/logs.php in BlackCat CMS before 1.1.2 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the dl parameter.

Affected products

blackcat-cms Blackcat CMS: before 1.1.2 — fixed in 1.1.2

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: blackcat-cms Blackcat CMS 1.1.2. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/132541/BlackCat-CMS-1.1.1-Path-Traversal.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/535900/100/0/threaded
https://www.htbridge.com/advisory/HTB23263
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/132541/BlackCat-CMS-1.1.1-Path-Traversal.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/535900/100/0/threaded
https://www.htbridge.com/advisory/HTB23263

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