# CVE-2021-20661: Path traversal in SolarView Compact

> Authenticated attackers can delete arbitrary files and directories on SolarView Compact servers via a directory traversal vulnerability.

- **Severity:** High 8.1 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 24 Feb 2021
- **Updated:** 3 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-jw7g-5p4f-2mpw

## What is CVE-2021-20661?

CVE-2021-20661 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in Contec Co., Ltd. SolarView Compact, published on 24 Feb 2021. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Directory traversal vulnerability in SolarView Compact SV-CPT-MC310 prior to Ver.6.5 allows authenticated attackers to delete arbitrary files and/or directories on the server via unspecified vectors.

Weakness: CWE-22 (Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-20661?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Contec Sv-Cpt-Mc310 Firmware.

## How do I fix CVE-2021-20661?

No fix has been published for CVE-2021-20661 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2021-20661 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-20661 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Contec Co., Ltd. SolarView Compact

- [CVE-2022-29303](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-29303/): SolarView Compact Command Injection (critical 9.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2022-31374](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-31374/): File upload in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2021-20658](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-20658/): SolarView Compact SV-CPT-MC310 prior to Ver.6.5 allows an attacker to execute arbitrary OS commands with the web server privilege via unspecified vectors. (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2023-27514](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-27514/): Command injection in SolarView Compact (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2023-27518](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-27518/): Memory corruption in SolarView Compact (high 8.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2021-20661 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2021-20661 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in Contec Co., Ltd. SolarView Compact, published on 24 Feb 2021. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-20661 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Contec Co., Ltd. SolarView Compact. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-20661/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-20661/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-20661
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-20661
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2021-20661

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Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.