CVE-2020-23069 Path traversal in n/a

Medium 6.5 Published Updated

A path traversal vulnerability in webTareas allows malicious users to read arbitrary files via the extpath parameter.

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-2020-23069?

CVE-2020-23069 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 18 Aug 2021. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Path Traversal vulneraility exists in webTareas 2.0 via the extpath parameter in general_serv.php, which could let a malicious user read arbitrary files.

Weakness: CWE-22

Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-23069?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Webtareas Project Webtareas.

How do I fix CVE-2020-23069?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-23069 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-2020-23069 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-23069 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-jxmx-pcj9-cjqp.

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