Dotnetnuke
CVE-2020-5187
HIGH
Severity by source
AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.
CVSS VectorNVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Lifecycle Timeline
1DescriptionNVD
DNN (formerly DotNetNuke) through 9.4.4 allows Path Traversal (issue 2 of 2).
AnalysisAI
DNN (formerly DotNetNuke) through 9.4.4 allows Path Traversal (issue 2 of 2). Rated high severity (CVSS 8.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. Public exploit code available and no vendor patch available.
Technical ContextAI
This vulnerability is classified as Path Traversal (CWE-22), which allows attackers to access files and directories outside the intended path. DNN (formerly DotNetNuke) through 9.4.4 allows Path Traversal (issue 2 of 2). Affected products include: Dnnsoftware Dotnetnuke. Version information: through 9.4.4.
RemediationAI
No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Validate and canonicalize file paths. Use chroot or sandboxing. Reject input containing path separators or '../' sequences.
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