Path traversal in desktop - CVE-2020-8227

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Path traversal in desktop - CVE-2020-8227

Published: August 21, 2020 / Updated: August 27, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU46082
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-8227
CWE-ID: CWE-22
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
desktop
Software vendor:
Nextcloud

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote privileged user to execute arbitrary code.

Missing sanitization of a server response in Nextcloud Desktop Client 2.6.4 for Linux allowed a malicious Nextcloud Server to store files outside of the dedicated sync directory.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

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