CVE-2020-15734 Same-origin policy vulnerability in Bitdefender Safepay

Medium 5.5 Published Updated

An attacker can manipulate file uploads to access other files in the same directory or sub-directories via an origin validation error.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
A user has to click or open something
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2020-15734?

CVE-2020-15734 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Bitdefender Safepay, published on 12 Apr 2021. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

An Origin Validation Error vulnerability in Bitdefender Safepay allows an attacker to manipulate the browser's file upload capability into accessing other files in the same directory or sub-directories. This issue affects: Bitdefender Safepay versions prior to 25.0.7.29.

Weakness: CWE-346

Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-15734?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Bitdefender Safepay.

How do I fix CVE-2020-15734?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-15734 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-2020-15734 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-15734 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-3wf5-983h-ccwq.

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