#VU24396 Path traversal in Huawei GaussDB 200 - CVE-2020-1853
Published: January 20, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU24396
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: 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/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-1853
CWE-ID: CWE-22
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Huawei GaussDB 200
Huawei GaussDB 200
Software vendor:
Huawei
Huawei
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform directory traversal attacks.
The vulnerability exists due to input validation error when processing directory traversal sequences. A remote authenticated attacker can traverse directories and download files to a specific directory and read arbitrary files on the system.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.