CVE-2020-1853 Path traversal in GaussDB 200
An authenticated attacker can exploit insufficient input validation to traverse directories and download files, leading to information leakage in GaussDB 200.
- 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-2020-1853?
CVE-2020-1853 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Huawei GaussDB 200, published on 17 Feb 2020. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
GaussDB 200 with version of 6.5.1 have a path traversal vulnerability. Due to insufficient input path validation, an authenticated attacker can traverse directories and download files to a specific directory. Successful exploit may cause information leakage.
Weakness: CWE-22
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-1853?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Huawei Gaussdb 200.
How do I fix CVE-2020-1853?
No fix has been published for CVE-2020-1853 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-2020-1853 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-1853 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Huawei GaussDB 200
Sources
Also known as GHSA-8g5w-xh3j-7w3x.