Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Oct 21, 2021· Updated Aug 4, 2024
CVE-2020-27304
CVE-2020-27304
Description
The CivetWeb web library does not validate uploaded filepaths when running on an OS other than Windows, when using the built-in HTTP form-based file upload mechanism, via the mg_handle_form_request API. Web applications that use the file upload form handler, and use parts of the user-controlled filename in the output path, are susceptible to directory traversal
Affected products
1- Range: 1.8
Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
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References
4- cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-222547.pdfmitrex_refsource_CONFIRM
- cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-389290.pdfmitrex_refsource_CONFIRM
- groups.google.com/g/civetweb/c/yPBxNXdGgJQmitrex_refsource_MISC
- jfrog.com/blog/cve-2020-27304-rce-via-directory-traversal-in-civetweb-http-server/mitrex_refsource_MISC
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