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Vulnerability IntelligenceCVE-2020-8161

CVE-2020-8161

HIGH8.6

A directory traversal vulnerability exists in rack < 2

Published Jul 2, 2020

Modified 1 years ago

Details

A directory traversal vulnerability exists in rack < 2.2.0 that allows an attacker perform directory traversal vulnerability in the Rack::Directory app that is bundled with Rack which could result in information disclosure.

References

WEBhttps://groups.google.com/g/rubyonrails-security/c/IOO1vNZTzPA WEBhttps://hackerone.com/reports/434404 WEBhttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/07/msg00006.html WEBhttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/01/msg00038.html ADVISORYhttps://usn.ubuntu.com/4561-1/ADVISORYhttps://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-8161

CVSS Analysis

CVSS v3.1

8.6

Exploitability

Attack Vector

NetworkAV:N

Attack Complexity

LowAC:L

Privileges Required

NonePR:N

User Interaction

NoneUI:N

Scope

Scope

ChangedS:C

Impact

Confidentiality

HighC:H

Integrity

NoneI:N

Availability

NoneA:N

8.6/CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N

Weakness Type (CWE)

Other

Ecosystems

Timeline

PublishedJul 2, 2020

ModifiedAug 4, 2024

CVE-2020-8161 | Mondoo Vulnerability Intelligence