CVE-2020-36878 ReQuest Serious Play F3 Media Player <= 3.0.0 Directory Traversal File Disclosure
Unauthenticated attackers can exploit a directory traversal flaw in the ReQuest Serious Play Media Player to disclose contents of local files.
- 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-2020-36878?
CVE-2020-36878 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in ReQuest Serious Play Media Player, published on 5 Dec 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
ReQuest Serious Play Media Player 3.0 contains an unauthenticated file disclosure vulnerability when input passed through the 'file' parameter in and script is not properly verified before being used to read web log files. Attackers can exploit this to disclose contents of files from local resources.
Weakness: CWE-73
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-36878?
How do I fix CVE-2020-36878?
No fix has been published for CVE-2020-36878 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-2020-36878 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2020-36878 exists.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-hw9g-6q6h-x6rm.