What is CVE-2017-20105?

CVE-2017-20105 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Simplessus, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2022-06-28.

How severe is CVE-2017-20105?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.

Path Traversal in Simplessus

CVE-2017-20105

A vulnerability was found in Simplessus 3.7.7. It has been rated as critical. This issue affects some unknown processing. The manipulation of the argument path with the input ..%2f..%2f..%2f..%2f..%2f..%2f..%2f..%2f..%2f..%2f..%2f..%2f..%2f..%2f..%2f..%2fetc%2fpasswd leads to path traversal. The attack may be initiated remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. Upgrading to version 3.8.3 is able to address this issue. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)

EPSS: 0.009 (57.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.4 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N.

Affected products

Simplessus — versions 3.7.7
Unspecified Simplessus — versions 3.7.7

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-22 — Path Traversal

References

cna@vuldb.com (Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
cna@vuldb.com (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-20105?: CVE-2017-20105 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Simplessus, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2022-06-28.
How severe is CVE-2017-20105?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.