CVE-2019-7305
Publication date 10 April 2020
Last updated 26 August 2025
Ubuntu priority
Description
Information Exposure vulnerability in eXtplorer makes the /usr/ and /etc/extplorer/ system directories world-accessible over HTTP. Introduced in the Makefile patch file debian/patches/debian-changes-2.1.0b6+dfsg-1 or debian/patches/adds-a-makefile.patch, this can lead to data leakage, information disclosure and potentially remote code execution on the web server. This issue affects all versions of eXtplorer in Ubuntu and Debian
Status
| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
| extplorer | 26.04 LTS resolute | Not in release |
| 25.10 questing | Not in release | |
| 24.04 LTS noble | Not in release | |
| 22.04 LTS jammy | Not in release | |
| 20.04 LTS focal | Not in release | |
| 18.04 LTS bionic | Not in release | |
Notes
alexmurray
This is specific to the Ubuntu packaged version of extplorer due to a local patch which is applied for the debian packaging
Severity score breakdown
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Base score |
5.8 · Medium
|
| Attack vector | Network |
| Attack complexity | Low |
| Privileges required | None |
| User interaction | None |
| Scope | Changed |
| Confidentiality | Low |
| Integrity impact | None |
| Availability impact | None |
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N |