CVE-2020-5370 Path traversal in OpenManage Enterprise
Authenticated high-privilege users can overwrite arbitrary files via directory traversal in crafted tar files, causing denial of service or unauthorized actions.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2020-5370?
CVE-2020-5370 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in Dell OpenManage Enterprise, published on 22 Jul 2021. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Dell EMC OpenManage Enterprise (OME) versions prior to 3.4 contain an arbitrary file overwrite vulnerability. A remote authenticated malicious user with high privileges could potentially exploit this vulnerability to overwrite arbitrary files via directory traversal sequences using a crafted tar file to inject malicious RPMs which may cause a denial of service or perform unauthorized actions.
Weakness: CWE-22
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-5370?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Dell Emc Openmanage Enterprise.
How do I fix CVE-2020-5370?
No fix has been published for CVE-2020-5370 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-2020-5370 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-5370 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Dell OpenManage Enterprise
Sources
Also known as GHSA-hprw-3fgf-8j27.