CVE-2020-27467 Path traversal in n/a
Attackers can read arbitrary files via directory traversal in ProcessWire CMS, requiring an upgrade to secure the application.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2020-27467?
CVE-2020-27467 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 22 Feb 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
A Directory Traversal vulnerability exits in Processwire CMS before 2.7.1 via the download parameter to index.php.
Weakness: CWE-22
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-27467?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Processwire Processwire.
How do I fix CVE-2020-27467?
No fix has been published for CVE-2020-27467 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-2020-27467 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2020-27467 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Nuclei template.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
- CVE-2023-24676 Arbitrary Code Execution in Processwire
- CVE-2025-60790 ProcessWire CMS vulnerable to resource-exhaustion Denial of Service
- CVE-2022-40488 ProcessWire vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery
- CVE-2022-40487 ProcessWire vulnerable to Cross-site Scripting
- CVE-2024-41597 ProcessWire Cross Site Request Forgery vulnerability
Sources
Also known as GHSA-457f-q7w2-wmhh.