CVE-2020-12649 Path traversal in n/a
An attacker can exploit a directory traversal vulnerability in Gurbalib to read administrative paths.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2020-12649?
CVE-2020-12649 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 5 May 2020. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Gurbalib through 2020-04-30 allows lib/cmds/player/help.c directory traversal for reading administrative paths.
Weakness: CWE-22
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-12649?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Gurbalib Project Gurbalib.
How do I fix CVE-2020-12649?
No fix has been published for CVE-2020-12649 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-2020-12649 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-12649 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-wm79-x6qj-cw9q.