Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in the EditDocument servlet in the Frontend in Mutiny before 5.0-1.11 allow remote authenticate
Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in the EditDocument servlet in the Frontend in Mutiny before 5.0-1.11 allow remote authenticated users to upload and execute arbitrary programs, read arbitrary files, or cause a denial of service (file deletion or renaming) via (1) the uploadPath parameter in an UPLOAD operation; the paths[] parameter in a (2) DELETE, (3) CUT, or (4) COPY operation; or the newPath parameter in a (5) CUT or (6) COPY operation.
- Published
- Jun 1, 2013
- Updated
- Jun 16, 2026
- EPSS
- 40.3% · 99th percentile
- CWE
- CWE-22
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Action score
46
Plan
Add it to your regular patch cycle.
- CVSS
- 34 / 40 · 8.5 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 12 / 30 · 40.3%
Affected systems
| Vendor | Product | CPE |
|---|---|---|
| mutiny | mutiny | cpe:2.3:a:mutiny:mutiny |
| mutiny | mutiny virtual appliance | cpe:2.3:a:mutiny:mutiny_virtual_appliance |
| mutiny | mutiny appliance | cpe:2.3:h:mutiny:mutiny_appliance |
Affected versions
NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.
- mutiny mutinyup to 5.0-1.10 inclusive
- mutiny mutiny5.0-1.00
- mutiny mutiny applianceall versions
- mutiny mutiny virtual applianceall versions
Same product
mutiny: all recordsOther highest-scoring records for the same primary product.
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- CVE-2018-15529A command injection vulnerability in maintenance.cgi in Mutiny "Monitoring Appliance" before 6.1.0-5263 allows authenticated users, with acc36Monitor
Remediation
Which version to upgrade to
Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.
No fix version is recorded for this entry. Check the references for vendor advisories.
Exploit status
Weaponized
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Evidence
- Metasploit module ×2
- Exploit-DB entry ×1
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| Source | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB entry | remote | 2013-05-17 |
| Metasploit module | auxiliary/admin/http/mutiny_frontend_read_deleteMutiny 5 Arbitrary File Read and Deleteauxiliary | 2013-05-15 |
| Metasploit module | exploit/linux/http/mutiny_frontend_uploadMutiny 5 Arbitrary File Uploadexploit | 2013-05-15 |
Research context
For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.
Timeline
From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.
- Metasploit-17 d
- First PoC-15 d
- Published
- TodaySep 30, 2026+4869 d
FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).
Patch and commit links
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No commit or PR link among the references.
Credits
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No credits in the CNA record.
Variant candidates
Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.
No nightly-computed relations.
Chain candidates
An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.
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Bug bounty scope
No known public program.
Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).
Technical details
Attack conditions
If successful
- Confidentiality
- C · data can be read
- Integrity
- C · data or configuration can be modified
- Availability
- C · the service can be disrupted
- Attack complexity
- M
- Confidentiality impact
- C
- Integrity impact
- C
- Availability impact
- C
Weakness class (CWE)
CWE-22 · Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C
nvd-primary
Root cause
A user-supplied file name is joined with the allowed directory, but the result is never checked to confirm it is still inside that directory.
The bug in code
The whole CWE-22 classA representative example of this vulnerability class. Not the vendor's source code; it shows the faulty pattern and its fix.
Vulnerable
const file = path.join(ROOT, req.query.name);res.sendFile(file);Fixed
const file = path.resolve(ROOT, req.query.name);if (!file.startsWith(ROOT + path.sep)) { return res.sendStatus(400);}res.sendFile(file);Attack context
MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.
Attack patterns (CAPEC)
- Path TraversalCAPEC-126likelihood: High · Very High
- Using Slashes and URL Encoding Combined to Bypass Validation LogicCAPEC-64likelihood: High · High
- Manipulating Web Input to File System CallsCAPEC-76likelihood: High · Very High
- Using Escaped Slashes in Alternate EncodingCAPEC-78likelihood: High · High
- Using Slashes in Alternate EncodingCAPEC-79likelihood: High · High
ATT&CK techniques
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References
Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.