CVE-2020-25623 Path traversal in n/a
Attackers can read arbitrary files via crafted HTTP requests if the Erlang OTP httpd module is enabled.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2020-25623?
CVE-2020-25623 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 2 Oct 2020. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Erlang/OTP 22.3.x before 22.3.4.6 and 23.x before 23.1 allows Directory Traversal. An attacker can send a crafted HTTP request to read arbitrary files, if httpd in the inets application is used.
Weakness: CWE-22
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-25623?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Erlang Erlang\/Otp.
How do I fix CVE-2020-25623?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.
Is CVE-2020-25623 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-25623 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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- CVE-2026-49759 Stack buffer overflow in SCTP error cause parsing in inet_drv allows remote VM crash
- CVE-2026-58227 TLS/DTLS denial of service via unbounded recursion on cross-signed peer certificate chain
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2020-25623, GHSA-xm5m-7wr8-cvwh.