CVE-2020-25136 Path traversal in n/a

High 8.8 Published Updated

Attackers can exploit directory traversal and local file inclusion in Observium to achieve remote code execution via crafted URIs.

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-2020-25136?

CVE-2020-25136 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 25 Sep 2020. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

An issue was discovered in Observium Professional, Enterprise & Community 20.8.10631. It is vulnerable to directory traversal and local file inclusion due to the fact that there is an unrestricted possibility of loading any file with an inc.php extension. Inclusion of other files (even though limited to the mentioned extension) can lead to Remote Code Execution. This can occur via /device/device=345/?tab=routing&proto=../ URIs to device/routing.inc.php.

Weakness: CWE-434, CWE-22

Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-25136?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Observium Observium.

How do I fix CVE-2020-25136?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-25136 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-2020-25136 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-25136 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-w6g7-p99g-wfqw.

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