# CVE-2020-11798: Path traversal in n/a

> An attacker can access arbitrary files from restricted directories via a crafted URL, exposing sensitive information.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.3 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 10 Jun 2020
- **Updated:** 4 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-25p6-jmrr-3hj2

## What is CVE-2020-11798?

CVE-2020-11798 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 10 Jun 2020. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A Directory Traversal vulnerability in the web conference component of Mitel MiCollab AWV before 8.1.2.4 and 9.x before 9.1.3 could allow an attacker to access arbitrary files from restricted directories of the server via a crafted URL, due to insufficient access validation. A successful exploit could allow an attacker to access sensitive information from the restricted directories.

Weakness: CWE-22 (Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-11798?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Mitel Micollab Audio\, Web \& Video Conferencing.

## How do I fix CVE-2020-11798?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-11798 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2020-11798 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2020-11798 exists.

Public exploit code:

- Mitel MiCollab AWV 8.1.2.4 and 9.1.3 - Directory Traversal and LFI (exploitdb)
- Mitel MiCollab AWV 8.1.2.4 and 9.1.3 - Directory Traversal (nuclei): http/cves/2020/CVE-2020-11798.yaml

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2019-19607](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-19607/): SQL injection in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2019-19608](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-19608/): SQL injection in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2020-11797](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-11797/): Auth bypass in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2019-19371](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-19371/): Cross-site scripting in n/a (medium 6.1)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2020-11798 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2020-11798 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 10 Jun 2020. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2020-11798 exists.

Affected product: n/a. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-11798/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-11798/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-11798
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-11798
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2020-11798

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