Path traversal in Koozali SME Server View Logs exposes files
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
Koozali SME Server from version 11.0rc1-215 is affected. The View Logs functionality has a path traversal flaw (CWE-31) that does not keep file access within the intended logs directory. An unauthenticated remote attacker can read files outside that directory, including potentially sensitive system and application files.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-28
Description from the CNA
Brian Mariani from DigitalCanion SA has discovered a path traversal vulnerability in the View Logs functionality of koozali's SME Server version 11.0rc1-215 allowing an unauthenticated attacker to access files outside of the intended directory, leading to exfiltration of files located outside the intended system logs directory, including potentially sensitive system and application files.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- Yes
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
The sources list no fixed version for SME Server.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-28
Timeline
- 2026-10-19 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-108120
- 2026-10-19 Alias added: GHSA-wj5h-2j88-93vj
- 2026-10-19 Priority changed: MEDIUM → LOW
- 2026-10-20 CISA SSVC decision points changed
- 2026-10-20 Priority changed: LOW → MEDIUM
References
More Koozali vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-76244 Koozali SME Server domain creation flaw enables denial of service CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 6.9
- TI-2017-14373 Koozali Foundation SME Server versions 8.x, 9.x, 10.x are vulnerable to an open URL… CVSS 3.0MEDIUM 6.1
Sources
- CVE-2026-108120 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-108120 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-wj5h-2j88-93vj · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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