CVE-2020-25872 Path traversal in n/a

Medium 4.9 Published Updated

An attacker can perform directory traversal via a GET request in FrogCMS, potentially reading arbitrary files from the server.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
An administrator
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2020-25872?

CVE-2020-25872 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 29 Oct 2021. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

Official description

A vulnerability exists within the FileManagerController.php function in FrogCMS 0.9.5 which allows an attacker to perform a directory traversal attack via a GET request urlencode parameter.

Weakness: CWE-22

Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-25872?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Frogcms Project Frogcms.

How do I fix CVE-2020-25872?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-25872 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-2020-25872 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-25872 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-c878-8ppw-6rjg.

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