CVE-2020-25744 Path traversal in n/a

High 8.1 Published Updated

Low-privileged users can cause denial of service by exploiting symlink following in the SaferVPN Windows client log directory.

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-2020-25744?

CVE-2020-25744 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 18 Sep 2020. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

SaferVPN before 5.0.3.3 on Windows could allow low-privileged users to create or overwrite arbitrary files, which could cause a denial of service (DoS) condition, because a symlink from %LOCALAPPDATA%\SaferVPN\Log is followed.

Weakness: CWE-59

Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-25744?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Safervpn Safervpn.

How do I fix CVE-2020-25744?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-25744 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-2020-25744 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-25744 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-jrcw-gg4h-3f4v.

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