CVE-2020-10459 Path traversal in n/a
Attackers can list webserver files via path traversal in Chadha PHPKB, exposing directory structures and potentially sensitive file names.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2020-10459?
CVE-2020-10459 is a low-severity path traversal vulnerability in Chadhaajay Phpkb, published on 12 Mar 2020. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Path Traversal in admin/assetmanager/assetmanager.php (vulnerable function saved in admin/assetmanager/functions.php) in Chadha PHPKB Standard Multi-Language 9 allows attackers to list the files that are stored on the webserver using a dot-dot-slash sequence (../) via the POST parameter inpCurrFolder.
Weakness: CWE-22
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-10459?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Chadhaajay Phpkb.
How do I fix CVE-2020-10459?
No fix has been published for CVE-2020-10459 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.
Is CVE-2020-10459 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-10459 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Chadhaajay Phpkb
Sources
Also known as GHSA-9wpj-c4wh-w9mh.