Path traversal in Joomla! - CVE-2020-24597
Published: August 25, 2020 / Updated: September 1, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU46026
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 7.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-24597
CWE-ID: CWE-22
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
Public exploit is available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote user to perform directory traversal attacks.
The vulnerability exists due to input validation error when processing directory traversal sequences in om_media. A remote authenticated user can send a specially crafted HTTP request and read arbitrary files on the system.
Affected software
Joomla!
How to mitigate CVE-2020-24597
Install update from vendor's website.
Joomla! - update to 3.9.21