CVE-2020-29600 Path traversal in n/a
An attacker can read arbitrary files by providing an absolute path to the config parameter in AWStats, bypassing intended directory restrictions.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2020-29600?
CVE-2020-29600 is a critical path traversal vulnerability in Debian Debian Linux, published on 7 Dec 2020. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
In AWStats through 7.7, cgi-bin/awstats.pl?config= accepts an absolute pathname, even though it was intended to only read a file in the /etc/awstats/awstats.conf format. NOTE: this issue exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2017-1000501.
Weakness: CWE-22
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-29600?
It affects 3 products.
Products include Awstats Awstats, Debian Debian Linux, Fedoraproject Fedora.
How do I fix CVE-2020-29600?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.
Is CVE-2020-29600 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-29600 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Debian Debian Linux
Sources
Also known as ALPINE-CVE-2020-29600, DEBIAN-CVE-2020-29600, GHSA-43g3-5cf8-2gm2, MGASA-2021-0024, UBUNTU-CVE-2020-29600.