7.8
HIGH
CVE-2020-15397
HylaFAX+ and HylaFAX Enterprise Directory Traversal Vulnerability
Description

HylaFAX+ through 7.0.2 and HylaFAX Enterprise have scripts that execute binaries from directories writable by unprivileged users (e.g., locations under /var/spool/hylafax that are writable by the uucp account). This allows these users to execute code in the context of the user calling these binaries (often root).

INFO

Published Date :

June 30, 2020, 12:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 7, 2023, 3:17 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

1.8
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2020-15397 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 Hylafax\+_project hylafax\+
1 Ifax hylafax_enterprise

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2020-15397 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2020-15397 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
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 07, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference MITRE https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/Y46FOVJUS5SO44A2VEKR7DXEHTI4WK5L/ [No types assigned]
    Added Reference MITRE https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/J52QFVREJWJ35YSEEDDRMZQ2LM2H2WE6/ [No types assigned]
    Removed Reference MITRE https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/Y46FOVJUS5SO44A2VEKR7DXEHTI4WK5L/
    Removed Reference MITRE https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/J52QFVREJWJ35YSEEDDRMZQ2LM2H2WE6/
  • CWE Remap by [email protected]

    Jul. 12, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CWE CWE-269 CWE-732
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Sep. 18, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-09/msg00054.html [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Aug. 18, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-08/msg00046.html [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Aug. 15, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-08/msg00039.html [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/J52QFVREJWJ35YSEEDDRMZQ2LM2H2WE6/ [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-08/msg00040.html [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Aug. 13, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/Y46FOVJUS5SO44A2VEKR7DXEHTI4WK5L/ [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jul. 27, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202007-06 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jul. 07, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1173519 No Types Assigned https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1173519 Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://sourceforge.net/p/hylafax/HylaFAX+/2534/ No Types Assigned https://sourceforge.net/p/hylafax/HylaFAX+/2534/ Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-269
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:hylafax\+_project:hylafax\+:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 7.0.2
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:ifax:hylafax_enterprise:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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.
Exploit Prediction

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

0.11 }} 0.00%

score

0.44654

percentile

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