5.4
MEDIUM
CVE-2020-12848
Pydio Cells Public Link Sharing Account Creation and Password Disclosure Vulnerability
Description

In Pydio Cells 2.0.4, once an authenticated user shares a file selecting the create a public link option, a hidden shared user account is created in the backend with a random username. An anonymous user that obtains a valid public link can get the associated hidden account username and password and proceed to login to the web application. Once logged into the web application with the hidden user account, some actions that were not available with the public share link can now be performed.

INFO

Published Date :

June 5, 2020, 1:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

July 21, 2021, 11:39 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

2.5

Exploitability Score :

2.8
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2020-12848 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Pydio cells
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2020-12848.

URL Resource
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/158002/Pydio-Cells-2.0.4-XSS-File-Write-Code-Execution.html Third Party Advisory
https://www.coresecurity.com/advisories Third Party Advisory
https://www.coresecurity.com/core-labs/advisories/pydio-cells-204-multiple-vulnerabilities Exploit Third Party Advisory

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2020-12848 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CWE Remap by [email protected]

    Jul. 21, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CWE CWE-732 CWE-287
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jun. 12, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 Metadata Victim must voluntarily interact with attack mechanism
    Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N)
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
    Changed Reference Type http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/158002/Pydio-Cells-2.0.4-XSS-File-Write-Code-Execution.html No Types Assigned http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/158002/Pydio-Cells-2.0.4-XSS-File-Write-Code-Execution.html Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://www.coresecurity.com/advisories No Types Assigned https://www.coresecurity.com/advisories Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://www.coresecurity.com/core-labs/advisories/pydio-cells-204-multiple-vulnerabilities No Types Assigned https://www.coresecurity.com/core-labs/advisories/pydio-cells-204-multiple-vulnerabilities Exploit, Third Party Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-732
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:pydio:cells:2.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jun. 09, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/158002/Pydio-Cells-2.0.4-XSS-File-Write-Code-Execution.html [No Types Assigned]
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.12 }} -0.01%

score

0.47155

percentile

CVSS31 - Vulnerability Scoring System
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