CVE-2020-36142 Path traversal in n/a

Medium 6.5 Published Updated

Attackers can read arbitrary files from the server by exploiting a directory traversal vulnerability in the fileurl parameter of BloofoxCMS.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2020-36142?

CVE-2020-36142 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 4 Jun 2021. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

BloofoxCMS 0.5.2.1 allows Directory traversal vulnerability by inserting '../' payloads within the 'fileurl' parameter.

Weakness: CWE-22

Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-36142?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Bloofox Bloofoxcms.

How do I fix CVE-2020-36142?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-36142 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-2020-36142 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-36142 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-q4x8-j3qf-qc2q.

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