CVE-2020-4039 Directory Traversal Vulnerability in SUSI.AI Server
Attackers can read sensitive admin configs and files, or move/delete files, via directory traversal in SUSI.AI Server.
- 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-2020-4039?
CVE-2020-4039 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in fossasia susi_server, published on 30 Apr 2021. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
SUSI.AI is an intelligent Open Source personal assistant. SUSI.AI Server before version d27ed0f has a directory traversal vulnerability due to insufficient input validation. Any admin config and file readable by the app can be retrieved by the attacker. Furthermore, some files can also be moved or deleted.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-4039?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Fossasia Susi.ai.
How do I fix CVE-2020-4039?
No fix has been published for CVE-2020-4039 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-2020-4039 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-4039 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-wcm4-2jp5-q269.