Path traversal in Babel - CVE-2021-20095
Published: May 10, 2021
Vulnerability identifier: #VU53015
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2021-20095
CWE-ID: CWE-22
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: The Babel Team
Affected software:
Babel
Babel
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform directory traversal attacks.
The vulnerability exists due to input validation error when processing directory traversal sequences. A local user can load arbitrary files on disk and execute arbitrary code.
How to mitigate CVE-2021-20095
Install update from vendor's website.
Sources
- https://www.tenable.com/security/research/tra-2021-14
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/PKXUEWVKU5WASYSAFXQP6SFSDOG773RV/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/MORYINYUSYI6XLC4UKPRGGFD2WMO7GSM/