CVE-2020-27569 Path traversal in n/a
Attackers can write arbitrary files via world-writable logs, potentially gaining system-wide write access and privilege escalation.
- 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-2020-27569?
CVE-2020-27569 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 21 Apr 2021. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Arbitrary File Write exists in Aviatrix VPN Client 2.8.2 and earlier. The VPN service writes logs to a location that is world writable and can be leveraged to gain write access to any file on the system.
Weakness: CWE-276
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-27569?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Aviatrix Openvpn.
How do I fix CVE-2020-27569?
No fix has been published for CVE-2020-27569 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-2020-27569 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-27569 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-hm8q-rqmm-26hq.