CWE-59
Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')
Description
The product attempts to access a file based on the filename, but it does not properly prevent that filename from identifying a link or shortcut that resolves to an unintended resource.
Hierarchy (View 1000)
Related attack patterns (CAPEC)
CAPEC-132 · CAPEC-17 · CAPEC-35 · CAPEC-76
CVEs mapped to this weakness (1,754)
page 28 of 88| CVE | Vendor / Product | Sev | Risk | CVSS | EPSS | KEV | Published | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2024-51721 | Hig | 0.47 | 7.3 | 0.00 | Nov 12, 2024 | A code injection vulnerability in the SecuSUITE Server Web Administration Portal of SecuSUITE versions 5.0.420 and earlier could allow an attacker to potentially inject script commands or other executable content into the server that would run with root privilege. | ||
| CVE-2023-6336 | Hig | 0.47 | 7.2 | 0.00 | Jan 16, 2024 | Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following') vulnerability in HYPR Workforce Access on MacOS allows User-Controlled Filename.This issue affects Workforce Access: before 8.7. | ||
| CVE-2023-36399 | Hig | 0.47 | 7.1 | 0.08 | Nov 14, 2023 | Windows Storage Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability | ||
| CVE-2022-38604 | Hig | 0.47 | 7.3 | 0.01 | Apr 11, 2023 | Wacom Driver 6.3.46-1 for Windows and lower was discovered to contain an arbitrary file deletion vulnerability. | ||
| CVE-2022-40143 | Hig | 0.47 | 7.3 | 0.00 | Sep 19, 2022 | A link following local privilege escalation vulnerability in Trend Micro Apex One and Trend Micro Apex One as a Service servers could allow a local attacker to abuse an insecure directory that could allow a low-privileged user to run arbitrary code with elevated privileges.… | ||
| CVE-2022-39215 | Hig | 0.47 | 8.3 | 0.01 | Sep 15, 2022 | Tauri is a framework for building binaries for all major desktop platforms. Due to missing canonicalization when `readDir` is called recursively, it was possible to display directory listings outside of the defined `fs` scope. This required a crafted symbolic link or junction… | ||
| CVE-2022-31219 | Hig | 0.47 | 7.3 | 0.00 | Jun 15, 2022 | Vulnerabilities in the Drive Composer allow a low privileged attacker to create and write to a file anywhere on the file system as SYSTEM with arbitrary content as long as the file does not already exist. The Drive Composer installer file allows a low-privileged user to run a… | ||
| CVE-2021-31843 | Hig | 0.47 | 7.3 | 0.00 | Sep 17, 2021 | Improper privileges management vulnerability in McAfee Endpoint Security (ENS) Windows prior to 10.7.0 September 2021 Update allows local users to access files which they would otherwise not have access to via manipulating junction links to redirect McAfee folder operations to… | ||
| CVE-2021-32803 | Hig | 0.47 | 8.2 | 0.08 | Aug 3, 2021 | The npm package "tar" (aka node-tar) before versions 6.1.2, 5.0.7, 4.4.15, and 3.2.3 has an arbitrary File Creation/Overwrite vulnerability via insufficient symlink protection. `node-tar` aims to guarantee that any file whose location would be modified by a symbolic link is not… | ||
| CVE-2021-32555 | Hig | 0.47 | 7.3 | 0.00 | Jun 12, 2021 | It was discovered that read_file() in apport/hookutils.py would follow symbolic links or open FIFOs. When this function is used by the xorg-hwe-18.04 package apport hooks, it could expose private data to other local users. | ||
| CVE-2021-32554 | Hig | 0.47 | 7.3 | 0.00 | Jun 12, 2021 | It was discovered that read_file() in apport/hookutils.py would follow symbolic links or open FIFOs. When this function is used by the xorg package apport hooks, it could expose private data to other local users. | ||
| CVE-2021-32553 | Hig | 0.47 | 7.3 | 0.00 | Jun 12, 2021 | It was discovered that read_file() in apport/hookutils.py would follow symbolic links or open FIFOs. When this function is used by the openjdk-17 package apport hooks, it could expose private data to other local users. | ||
| CVE-2021-32552 | Hig | 0.47 | 7.3 | 0.00 | Jun 12, 2021 | It was discovered that read_file() in apport/hookutils.py would follow symbolic links or open FIFOs. When this function is used by the openjdk-16 package apport hooks, it could expose private data to other local users. | ||
| CVE-2021-32551 | Hig | 0.47 | 7.3 | 0.00 | Jun 12, 2021 | It was discovered that read_file() in apport/hookutils.py would follow symbolic links or open FIFOs. When this function is used by the openjdk-15 package apport hooks, it could expose private data to other local users. | ||
| CVE-2021-32550 | Hig | 0.47 | 7.3 | 0.00 | Jun 12, 2021 | It was discovered that read_file() in apport/hookutils.py would follow symbolic links or open FIFOs. When this function is used by the openjdk-14 package apport hooks, it could expose private data to other local users. | ||
| CVE-2021-32549 | Hig | 0.47 | 7.3 | 0.00 | Jun 12, 2021 | It was discovered that read_file() in apport/hookutils.py would follow symbolic links or open FIFOs. When this function is used by the openjdk-13 package apport hooks, it could expose private data to other local users. | ||
| CVE-2021-32548 | Hig | 0.47 | 7.3 | 0.00 | Jun 12, 2021 | It was discovered that read_file() in apport/hookutils.py would follow symbolic links or open FIFOs. When this function is used by the openjdk-8 package apport hooks, it could expose private data to other local users. | ||
| CVE-2021-32547 | Hig | 0.47 | 7.3 | 0.00 | Jun 12, 2021 | It was discovered that read_file() in apport/hookutils.py would follow symbolic links or open FIFOs. When this function is used by the openjdk-lts package apport hooks, it could expose private data to other local users. | ||
| CVE-2020-8103 | Hig | 0.47 | 7.2 | 0.01 | Jun 5, 2020 | A vulnerability in the improper handling of symbolic links in Bitdefender Antivirus Free can allow an unprivileged user to substitute a quarantined file, and restore it to a privileged location. This issue affects Bitdefender Antivirus Free versions prior to 1.0.17.178. | ||
| CVE-2015-3315 | Hig | 0.47 | 7.8 | 0.05 | Jun 26, 2017 | Automatic Bug Reporting Tool (ABRT) allows local users to read, change the ownership of, or have other unspecified impact on arbitrary files via a symlink attack on (1) /var/tmp/abrt/*/maps, (2) /tmp/jvm-*/hs_error.log, (3) /proc/*/exe, (4) /etc/os-release in a chroot, or (5) an… |
- risk 0.47cvss 7.3epss 0.00
A code injection vulnerability in the SecuSUITE Server Web Administration Portal of SecuSUITE versions 5.0.420 and earlier could allow an attacker to potentially inject script commands or other executable content into the server that would run with root privilege.
- risk 0.47cvss 7.2epss 0.00
Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following') vulnerability in HYPR Workforce Access on MacOS allows User-Controlled Filename.This issue affects Workforce Access: before 8.7.
- risk 0.47cvss 7.1epss 0.08
Windows Storage Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
- risk 0.47cvss 7.3epss 0.01
Wacom Driver 6.3.46-1 for Windows and lower was discovered to contain an arbitrary file deletion vulnerability.
- risk 0.47cvss 7.3epss 0.00
A link following local privilege escalation vulnerability in Trend Micro Apex One and Trend Micro Apex One as a Service servers could allow a local attacker to abuse an insecure directory that could allow a low-privileged user to run arbitrary code with elevated privileges.…
- risk 0.47cvss 8.3epss 0.01
Tauri is a framework for building binaries for all major desktop platforms. Due to missing canonicalization when `readDir` is called recursively, it was possible to display directory listings outside of the defined `fs` scope. This required a crafted symbolic link or junction…
- risk 0.47cvss 7.3epss 0.00
Vulnerabilities in the Drive Composer allow a low privileged attacker to create and write to a file anywhere on the file system as SYSTEM with arbitrary content as long as the file does not already exist. The Drive Composer installer file allows a low-privileged user to run a…
- risk 0.47cvss 7.3epss 0.00
Improper privileges management vulnerability in McAfee Endpoint Security (ENS) Windows prior to 10.7.0 September 2021 Update allows local users to access files which they would otherwise not have access to via manipulating junction links to redirect McAfee folder operations to…
- risk 0.47cvss 8.2epss 0.08
The npm package "tar" (aka node-tar) before versions 6.1.2, 5.0.7, 4.4.15, and 3.2.3 has an arbitrary File Creation/Overwrite vulnerability via insufficient symlink protection. `node-tar` aims to guarantee that any file whose location would be modified by a symbolic link is not…
- risk 0.47cvss 7.3epss 0.00
It was discovered that read_file() in apport/hookutils.py would follow symbolic links or open FIFOs. When this function is used by the xorg-hwe-18.04 package apport hooks, it could expose private data to other local users.
- risk 0.47cvss 7.3epss 0.00
It was discovered that read_file() in apport/hookutils.py would follow symbolic links or open FIFOs. When this function is used by the xorg package apport hooks, it could expose private data to other local users.
- risk 0.47cvss 7.3epss 0.00
It was discovered that read_file() in apport/hookutils.py would follow symbolic links or open FIFOs. When this function is used by the openjdk-17 package apport hooks, it could expose private data to other local users.
- risk 0.47cvss 7.3epss 0.00
It was discovered that read_file() in apport/hookutils.py would follow symbolic links or open FIFOs. When this function is used by the openjdk-16 package apport hooks, it could expose private data to other local users.
- risk 0.47cvss 7.3epss 0.00
It was discovered that read_file() in apport/hookutils.py would follow symbolic links or open FIFOs. When this function is used by the openjdk-15 package apport hooks, it could expose private data to other local users.
- risk 0.47cvss 7.3epss 0.00
It was discovered that read_file() in apport/hookutils.py would follow symbolic links or open FIFOs. When this function is used by the openjdk-14 package apport hooks, it could expose private data to other local users.
- risk 0.47cvss 7.3epss 0.00
It was discovered that read_file() in apport/hookutils.py would follow symbolic links or open FIFOs. When this function is used by the openjdk-13 package apport hooks, it could expose private data to other local users.
- risk 0.47cvss 7.3epss 0.00
It was discovered that read_file() in apport/hookutils.py would follow symbolic links or open FIFOs. When this function is used by the openjdk-8 package apport hooks, it could expose private data to other local users.
- risk 0.47cvss 7.3epss 0.00
It was discovered that read_file() in apport/hookutils.py would follow symbolic links or open FIFOs. When this function is used by the openjdk-lts package apport hooks, it could expose private data to other local users.
- risk 0.47cvss 7.2epss 0.01
A vulnerability in the improper handling of symbolic links in Bitdefender Antivirus Free can allow an unprivileged user to substitute a quarantined file, and restore it to a privileged location. This issue affects Bitdefender Antivirus Free versions prior to 1.0.17.178.
- risk 0.47cvss 7.8epss 0.05
Automatic Bug Reporting Tool (ABRT) allows local users to read, change the ownership of, or have other unspecified impact on arbitrary files via a symlink attack on (1) /var/tmp/abrt/*/maps, (2) /tmp/jvm-*/hs_error.log, (3) /proc/*/exe, (4) /etc/os-release in a chroot, or (5) an…