# CVE-2020-13175: Path traversal in - Cloud Access Connector - Cloud Access Connector Legacy

> Unauthenticated remote attackers can leak LDAP credentials via local file inclusion in Teradici Cloud Access Connector management interface.

- **Severity:** High 7.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/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:** 11 Aug 2020
- **Updated:** 4 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-5gm7-6m5g-xq85

## What is CVE-2020-13175?

CVE-2020-13175 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in - Cloud Access Connector - Cloud Access Connector Legacy, published on 11 Aug 2020. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

The Management Interface of the Teradici Cloud Access Connector and Cloud Access Connector Legacy for releases prior to April 20, 2020 (v15 and earlier for Cloud Access Connector) contains a local file inclusion vulnerability which allows an unauthenticated remote attacker to leak LDAP credentials via a specially crafted HTTP request.

Weakness: CWE-829 (Inclusion of Functionality from Untrusted Control Sphere), CWE-98 (Improper Control of Filename for Include/Require Statement in PHP Program)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-13175?

It affects 2 products.


Products: Teradici Cloud Access Connector, Teradici Cloud Access Connector Legacy.

## How do I fix CVE-2020-13175?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-13175 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2020-13175 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-13175 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in - Cloud Access Connector - Cloud Access Connector Legacy

- [CVE-2020-13185](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-13185/): Auth bypass in - Cloud Access Connector - Cloud Access Connector Legacy (medium 6.5)
- [CVE-2020-13186](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-13186/): Cross-site request forgery in - Cloud Access Connector - Cloud Access Connector Legacy (medium 6.5)
- [CVE-2020-13176](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-13176/): Cross-site scripting in - Cloud Access Connector - Cloud Access Connector Legacy (medium 6.1)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2020-13175 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2020-13175 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in - Cloud Access Connector - Cloud Access Connector Legacy, published on 11 Aug 2020. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-13175 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: - Cloud Access Connector - Cloud Access Connector Legacy. 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-2020-13175/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-13175/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-13175
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-13175
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2020-13175

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-13175/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.