Path traversal in GigaVUE-OS - CVE-2020-12251
Published: April 29, 2020 / Updated: January 11, 2021
Vulnerability identifier: #VU49364
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 5.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-12251
CWE-ID: CWE-22
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform directory traversal attacks.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient sanitization of user-supplied passed in the upload functionality. A remote authenticated attacker can send a specially crafted HTTP request containing directory traversal sequences and read contents of arbitrary files on the system.
Affected software
GigaVUE-OS
How to mitigate CVE-2020-12251
Install update from vendor's website.
GigaVUE-OS - addressed in versions 5.4.04, 5.5.02, 5.6.02, 5.7.04, 5.8.02, 5.9.00.04