External Control of File Name or Path in PAC Project Basic and PAC Project Professional - CVE-2020-12042
Published: May 15, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU27943
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-12042
CWE-ID: CWE-73
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Opto22
Affected software:
PAC Project Basic
PAC Project Professional
PAC Project Basic
PAC Project Professional
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to the paths specified within the zip files used to update the SoftPAC firmware are not sanitized. A remote authenticated attacker can gain arbitrary file write access with system access.
How to mitigate CVE-2020-12042
Install updates from vendor's website.