#VU83322 Path traversal in go-rpmutils - CVE-2020-7667
Published: November 21, 2023
Vulnerability identifier: #VU83322
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-7667
CWE-ID: CWE-22
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
go-rpmutils
go-rpmutils
Software vendor:
sassoftware
sassoftware
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform directory traversal attacks.
The vulnerability exists due to CPIO extraction functionality doesn't sanitize the paths of the archived files for leading and non-leading ".." which leads in file extraction outside of the current directory. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted HTTP request and read arbitrary files on the system.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.