CVE-2020-11949 Path traversal in n/a

Medium 6.5 Published Updated

An authenticated attacker can exploit a path traversal vulnerability in the web service to read arbitrary files from the camera's local filesystem.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2020-11949?

CVE-2020-11949 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 28 May 2020. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

testserver.cgi of the web service on VIVOTEK Network Cameras before XXXXX-VVTK-2.2002.xx.01x (and before XXXXX-VVTK-0XXXX_Beta2) allows an authenticated user to obtain arbitrary files from a camera's local filesystem. For example, this affects IT9388-HT devices.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-11949?

It affects 194 products.

Products include Vivotek Cc8160\(hs\) Firmware, Vivotek Cc8160 Firmware, Vivotek Cc8370-Hv Firmware, Vivotek Cc8371-Hv Firmware, Vivotek Cc9381-Hv Firmware, Vivotek Cd8371-Hntv Firmware and 188 more.

How do I fix CVE-2020-11949?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-11949 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-2020-11949 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-11949 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-5q49-56vw-8vr6.

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