# CVE-2020-25850: HGiga MailSherlock - Arbitrary File Download

> Remote attackers can download arbitrary system files from HGiga MailSherlock due to insufficient input validation in the source code viewing function.

- **Severity:** High 8.1 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 31 Dec 2020
- **Updated:** 16 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-wv77-666p-gm5q

## What is CVE-2020-25850?

CVE-2020-25850 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in HGiga MailSherlock MSR45/SSR45, published on 31 Dec 2020. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

The function, view the source code, of HGiga MailSherlock does not validate specific characters. Remote attackers can use this flaw to download arbitrary system files.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-25850?

It affects 2 products.


Products: Hgiga Msr45 Isherlock-User, Hgiga Ssr45 Isherlock-User.

## How do I fix CVE-2020-25850?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-25850 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2020-25850 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-25850 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in HGiga MailSherlock MSR45/SSR45

- [CVE-2020-35851](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-35851/): HGiga MailSherlock - Command Injection (high 8.1)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2020-25850 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2020-25850 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in HGiga MailSherlock MSR45/SSR45, published on 31 Dec 2020. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-25850 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: HGiga MailSherlock MSR45/SSR45. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-25850/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-25850/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-25850
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-25850
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2020-25850

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