Vulnerability Details : CVE-2020-14352

A flaw was found in librepo in versions before 1.12.1. A directory traversal vulnerability was found where it failed to sanitize paths in remote repository metadata. An attacker controlling a remote repository may be able to copy files outside of the destination directory on the targeted system via path traversal. This flaw could potentially result in system compromise via the overwriting of critical system files. The highest threat from this flaw is to users that make use of untrusted third-party repositories.
Published 2020-08-30 15:15:12
Updated 2020-11-09 14:28:52
Source Red Hat, Inc.
View at NVD,   CVE.org
Vulnerability category: Directory traversal

Products affected by CVE-2020-14352

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2020-14352

EPSS FAQ
0.17%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days EPSS Score History
~ 55 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less

CVSS scores for CVE-2020-14352

Base Score Base Severity CVSS Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Score Source First Seen
8.5
 HIGH AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C
6.8
10.0
 NIST
8.0
 HIGH CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
2.1
5.9
 NIST

CWE ids for CVE-2020-14352

  • The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory.
    Assigned by:
    • nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
    • secalert@redhat.com (Secondary)

References for CVE-2020-14352

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