#VU59174 Files or Directories Accessible to External Parties in Expert PDF - CVE-2020-35340

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#VU59174 Files or Directories Accessible to External Parties in Expert PDF - CVE-2020-35340

Published: January 4, 2022


Vulnerability identifier: #VU59174
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-35340
CWE-ID: CWE-552
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Expert PDF
Software vendor:
PdfSpot

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to potentially sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to Local File Inclusion. A remote attacker can read the file contents from files that the running ExpertPDF process has access to read.


Remediation

Install updates from vendor's website.

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