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Helpdesk CVE-2020-11431

CRITICAL
Path Traversal (CWE-22)
2020-05-07 cve@mitre.org
9.1
CVSS 3.1 · NVD
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NVD PRIMARY
9.1 CRITICAL
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

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CVSS VectorNVD

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
None

Lifecycle Timeline

1
CVE Published
May 07, 2020 - 17:15 nvd
CRITICAL 9.1

DescriptionNVD

The documentation component in i-net Clear Reports 16.0 to 19.2, HelpDesk 8.0 to 8.3, and PDFC 4.3 to 6.2 allows a remote unauthenticated attacker to read arbitrary system files and directories on the target server via Directory Traversal.

AnalysisAI

The documentation component in i-net Clear Reports 16.0 to 19.2, HelpDesk 8.0 to 8.3, and PDFC 4.3 to 6.2 allows a remote unauthenticated attacker to read arbitrary system files and directories on. Rated critical severity (CVSS 9.1), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. This Path Traversal vulnerability could allow attackers to access files and directories outside the intended path.

Technical ContextAI

This vulnerability is classified as Path Traversal (CWE-22), which allows attackers to access files and directories outside the intended path. The documentation component in i-net Clear Reports 16.0 to 19.2, HelpDesk 8.0 to 8.3, and PDFC 4.3 to 6.2 allows a remote unauthenticated attacker to read arbitrary system files and directories on the target server via Directory Traversal. Affected products include: Inetsoftware Clear Reports, Inetsoftware Helpdesk, Inetsoftware Pdfc.

RemediationAI

A vendor patch is available. Apply the latest security update as soon as possible. Validate and canonicalize file paths. Use chroot or sandboxing. Reject input containing path separators or '../' sequences.

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