CVE-2020-36639 AlliedModders AMX Mod X Console Command adminvote.sma cmdVoteMap path traversal
Attackers can exploit a path traversal vulnerability in the adminvote.sma plugin to read or modify arbitrary files on the server.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2020-36639?
CVE-2020-36639 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in AlliedModders AMX Mod X, published on 4 Jan 2023. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
A vulnerability has been found in AlliedModders AMX Mod X on Windows and classified as critical. This vulnerability affects the function cmdVoteMap of the file plugins/adminvote.sma of the component Console Command Handler. The manipulation of the argument amx_votemap leads to path traversal. The patch is identified as a5f2b5539f6d61050b68df8b22ebb343a2862681. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue. VDB-217354 is the identifier assigned to this vulnerability.
Weakness: CWE-22
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-36639?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Alliedmods Amx Mod X.
How do I fix CVE-2020-36639?
No fix has been published for CVE-2020-36639 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-2020-36639 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-36639 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-rq58-x623-8hc9.