# CVE-2020-25872: Path traversal in n/a

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

- **Severity:** Medium 4.9 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 29 Oct 2021
- **Updated:** 4 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-c878-8ppw-6rjg

## 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 (Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-25872?

It affects 1 product.


Products: 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.

## Is CVE-2020-25872 being exploited?

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

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2021-26794](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-26794/): File upload in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2024-46086](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-46086/): Cross-site request forgery in n/a (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2024-46085](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-46085/): Cross-site request forgery in n/a (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2024-46362](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-46362/): Cross-site request forgery in n/a (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2024-42623](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-42623/): Cross-site request forgery in n/a (high 8.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2020-25872 and fix it if it is affected.

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

Affected product: n/a. 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-2020-25872/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-25872/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-25872
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-25872
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2020-25872

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-25872/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.