Directory traversal vulnerability in /res/I18nMsg,AjxMsg,ZMsg,ZmMsg,AjxKeys,ZmKeys,ZdMsg,Ajx%20TemplateMsg.js.zgz in Zimbra 7.2.2 and 8.0.2…

published 2013-12-13 12y ago modified 2026-06-17 4mo ago also EUVD-2013-6877

cvss: 5.0; version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 86.3%; EPSS 86.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 99.7%
public exploits: 3; Metasploit and Exploit-DB, plus a Nuclei check

Directory traversal vulnerability in /res/I18nMsg,AjxMsg,ZMsg,ZmMsg,AjxKeys,ZmKeys,ZdMsg,Ajx%20TemplateMsg.js.zgz in Zimbra 7.2.2 and 8.0.2 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the skin parameter. NOTE: this can be leveraged to execute arbitrary code by obtaining LDAP credentials and accessing the service/admin/soap API.

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Timeline

2013-12-06 First public exploit (Metasploit exploit/unix/webapp/zimbra_lfi)
2013-12-13 Published

Exploit prediction

86.31% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 99.7% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

Metasploit exploit/unix/webapp/zimbra_lfi Zimbra Collaboration Server LFI metasploit exploit, excellent rank, 2013-12-06
EDB-30472 Zimbra Collaboration Server 7.2.2/8.0.2 - Local File Inclusion (Metasploit) webapps, 2013-12-24
EDB-30085 Zimbra 2009-2013 - Local File Inclusion webapps, 2013-12-06
Nuclei template Zimbra Collaboration Server 7.2.2/8.0.2 Local File Inclusion nuclei detection template

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
NVD	2.0	5.0	AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Classification

Weakness

CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory

References

exploit-db.com /exploits/30472
exploit
exploit-db.com /exploits/30085
exploit
securityfocus.com /bid/64149
vdb-entry
packetstormsecurity.com /files/124321
osvdb.org /100747
vdb-entry
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com /vulnerabilities/89527
vdb-entry

Sources

CVE List CVE-2013-7091
NVD CVE-2013-7091

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