CVE-2020-11491 Path traversal in n/a
Remote authenticated administrators can read arbitrary files on the server via absolute path traversal in Zen Load Balancer.
- 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-2020-11491?
CVE-2020-11491 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 2 Apr 2020. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Monitoring::Logs in Zen Load Balancer 3.10.1 allows remote authenticated admins to conduct absolute path traversal attacks, as demonstrated by a filelog=/etc/shadow request to index.cgi.
Weakness: CWE-22
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-11491?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Zevenet Zen Load Balancer.
How do I fix CVE-2020-11491?
No fix has been published for CVE-2020-11491 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-2020-11491 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2020-11491 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Metasploit module.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-c3h7-5hp8-vxhj.