Vulnerabilities > Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')

DATE CVE VULNERABILITY TITLE RISK
2019-08-20 CVE-2018-1631 Link Following vulnerability in IBM Informix Dynamic Server 12.1
IBM Informix Dynamic Server Enterprise Edition 12.1 could allow a local user logged in with database administrator user to gain root privileges through a symbolic link vulnerability in oninit mongohash.
local
low complexity
ibm CWE-59
6.7
2019-08-20 CVE-2018-1630 Link Following vulnerability in IBM Informix Dynamic Server 12.1
IBM Informix Dynamic Server Enterprise Edition 12.1 could allow a local user logged in with database administrator user to gain root privileges through a symbolic link vulnerability in onmode.
local
low complexity
ibm CWE-59
6.7
2019-08-14 CVE-2019-1188 Link Following vulnerability in Microsoft products
A remote code execution vulnerability exists in Microsoft Windows that could allow remote code execution if a .LNK file is processed. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could gain the same user rights as the local user.
network
high complexity
microsoft CWE-59
7.5
2019-08-06 CVE-2019-5683 Link Following vulnerability in Nvidia GPU Driver
NVIDIA Windows GPU Display Driver (all versions) contains a vulnerability in the user mode video driver trace logger component.
local
low complexity
nvidia CWE-59
7.8
2019-07-30 CVE-2019-10152 Link Following vulnerability in multiple products
A path traversal vulnerability has been discovered in podman before version 1.4.0 in the way it handles symlinks inside containers.
local
high complexity
libpod-project opensuse CWE-59
7.2
2019-07-26 CVE-2019-13382 Link Following vulnerability in Techsmith Snagit 2019.1.2
UploaderService in SnagIT 2019.1.2 allows elevation of privilege by placing an invalid presentation file in %PROGRAMDATA%\TechSmith\TechSmith Recorder\QueuedPresentations and then creating a symbolic link in %PROGRAMDATA%\Techsmith\TechSmith Recorder\InvalidPresentations that points to an arbitrary folder with an arbitrary file name.
local
low complexity
techsmith CWE-59
7.8
2019-07-18 CVE-2019-11230 Link Following vulnerability in Avast Antivirus
In Avast Antivirus before 19.4, a local administrator can trick the product into renaming arbitrary files by replacing the Logs\Update.log file with a symlink.
local
low complexity
avast CWE-59
4.4
2019-07-17 CVE-2019-13636 Link Following vulnerability in GNU Patch
In GNU patch through 2.7.6, the following of symlinks is mishandled in certain cases other than input files.
network
high complexity
gnu CWE-59
5.9
2019-07-15 CVE-2019-1130 Link Following vulnerability in Microsoft products
An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when Windows AppX Deployment Service (AppXSVC) improperly handles hard links, aka 'Windows Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability'.
local
low complexity
microsoft CWE-59
7.8
2019-07-15 CVE-2019-1129 Link Following vulnerability in Microsoft products
An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when Windows AppX Deployment Service (AppXSVC) improperly handles hard links, aka 'Windows Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability'.
local
low complexity
microsoft CWE-59
7.8