Description
Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in Koha 3.14.x before 3.14.16, 3.16.x before 3.16.12, 3.18.x before 3.18.08, and 3.20.x before 3.20.1 allow remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a ..%2f (dot dot encoded slash) in the template_path parameter to (1) svc/virtualshelves/search or (2) svc/members/search.
Public exploits
Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.
Exploit-DB 1
- Koha 3.20.1 - Directory Traversal EDB-37388 · webapps · Jun 26, 2015
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
Automated scanner template
A ready-made Nuclei template detects this vulnerability automatically. Vulnerabilities with public scanner templates are typically probed across the internet soon after the template appears — exposed systems should be patched first.
- Koha 3.20.1 - Directory Traversal http/cves/2015/CVE-2015-4632.yaml
Source: projectdiscovery/nuclei-templates (MIT) — updated daily. Only links are listed.
References
- https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/132458/Koha-ILS-3.20.x-CSRF-XSS-Traversal-SQL-Injection.html
- https://www.sba-research.org/2015/06/24/researchers-of-sba-research-found-several-critical-security-vulnerabilities-in-the-koha-library-software-via-combinatorial-testing/
- https://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=14408
- https://koha-community.org/security-release-koha-3-16-12/
- 20150625 SBA Research Vulnerability Disclosure - Multiple Critical Vulnerabilities in Koha ILS mailing-list
- https://koha-community.org/security-release-koha-3-18-8/
- https://koha-community.org/security-release-koha-3-20-1/
- 37388 exploit
- https://koha-community.org/koha-3-14-16-released/