7.5
HIGH
CVE-2020-25623
Erlang/OTP HTTP Server Directory Traversal
Description

Erlang/OTP 22.3.x before 22.3.4.6 and 23.x before 23.1 allows Directory Traversal. An attacker can send a crafted HTTP request to read arbitrary files, if httpd in the inets application is used.

INFO

Published Date :

Oct. 2, 2020, 12:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Oct. 9, 2020, 3:50 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

3.6

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2020-25623 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 Erlang erlang\/otp
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-2020-25623.

URL Resource
https://github.com/erlang/otp/releases/tag/OTP-23.1 Release Notes Third Party Advisory
https://www.erlang.org/downloads Release Notes Vendor Advisory
https://www.erlang.org/news Vendor Advisory

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2020-25623 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
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Oct. 09, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/erlang/otp/releases/tag/OTP-23.1 No Types Assigned https://github.com/erlang/otp/releases/tag/OTP-23.1 Release Notes, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://www.erlang.org/downloads No Types Assigned https://www.erlang.org/downloads Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://www.erlang.org/news No Types Assigned https://www.erlang.org/news Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-22
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:erlang:erlang\/otp:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 22.3.0 up to (excluding) 22.3.4.6 *cpe:2.3:a:erlang:erlang\/otp:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 23.0.0 up to (excluding) 23.1
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.

0.37 }} 0.06%

score

0.72751

percentile

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