CVE-2020-23171
Nim-lang Path Traversal File Write Vulnerability
Description
A vulnerability in all versions of Nim-lang allows unauthenticated attackers to write files to arbitrary directories via a crafted zip file with dot-slash characters included in the name of the crafted file.
INFO
Published Date :
Aug. 10, 2021, 5:15 p.m.
Last Modified :
Aug. 17, 2021, 8:25 p.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
No
Impact Score :
3.6
Exploitability Score :
1.8
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
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information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to
CVE-2020-23171.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| https://github.com/nim-lang/zip/issues/54 | Exploit Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory |
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CVE-2020-23171 vulnerability over time.
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Aug. 17, 2021
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:N/I:P/A:N) Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N Changed Reference Type https://github.com/nim-lang/zip/issues/54 No Types Assigned https://github.com/nim-lang/zip/issues/54 Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory Added CWE NIST CWE-610 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:nim-lang:nim-lang:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2020-23171 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
(CAPEC)
stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2020-23171
weaknesses.
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
0.43965
percentile