Incomplete cleanup in gotenberg - CVE-2020-13451

 

Incomplete cleanup in gotenberg - CVE-2020-13451

Published: January 6, 2021


Vulnerability identifier: #VU49285
CSH Severity: High
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-13451
CWE-ID: CWE-459
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
gotenberg
Software vendor:
thecodingmachine

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to software does not remove temporary files created during previous file uploads. A remote attacker can upload a specially crafted file that will overwrite libreoffice config (profile) files and execute arbitrary code on the system using libreoffice macros.


Remediation

Install updates from vendor's website.

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