CVE-2020-8996 Path traversal in n/a
Authenticated attackers can exploit a path traversal vulnerability in AnyShare Cloud to read arbitrary files from the server.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2020-8996?
CVE-2020-8996 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 16 Feb 2020. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
AnyShare Cloud 6.0.9 allows authenticated directory traversal to read files, as demonstrated by the interface/downloadwithpath/downloadfile/?filepath=/etc/passwd URI.
Weakness: CWE-22
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-8996?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Aishu Anyshare Cloud.
How do I fix CVE-2020-8996?
No fix has been published for CVE-2020-8996 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-2020-8996 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-8996 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-hwhv-mrgv-pxg6.