CVE-2020-25744 Path traversal in n/a
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.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-jrcw-gg4h-3f4v.