CVE-2020-36883 SpinetiX Fusion Digital Signage 3.4.8 Authenticated Path Traversal via File Operations
Authenticated attackers can exploit path traversal in file operations to write backups to arbitrary locations and delete 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-2020-36883?
CVE-2020-36883 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in SpenetiX AG Fusion Digital Signage, published on 10 Dec 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
SpinetiX Fusion Digital Signage 3.4.8 and lower contains an authenticated path traversal vulnerability that allows attackers to manipulate file backup and deletion operations through unverified input parameters. Attackers can exploit path traversal techniques in index.php to write backup files to arbitrary locations and delete files by manipulating backup and file delete requests.
Weakness: CWE-22
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-36883?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Spinetix Fusion Digital Signage.
How do I fix CVE-2020-36883?
No fix has been published for CVE-2020-36883 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-2020-36883 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2020-36883 exists.
Other vulnerabilities in SpenetiX AG Fusion Digital Signage
Sources
Also known as GHSA-hqj7-2w36-p7x7.