#VU27943 External Control of File Name or Path in PAC Project Basic and PAC Project Professional - CVE-2020-12042 

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#VU27943 External Control of File Name or Path in PAC Project Basic and PAC Project Professional - CVE-2020-12042

Published: May 15, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU27943
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-12042
CWE-ID: CWE-73
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
PAC Project Basic
PAC Project Professional
Software vendor:
Opto22

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to the paths specified within the zip files used to update the SoftPAC firmware are not sanitized. A remote authenticated attacker can gain arbitrary file write access with system access. 


Remediation

Install updates from vendor's website.

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