Path Traversal in Gigamon Gigavue

CVE-2020-12251

An issue was discovered in Gigamon GigaVUE 5.5.01.11. The upload functionality allows an authenticated user to change the filename value (in the POST method) from the original filename to achieve directory traversal via a ../ sequence and, for example, obtain a complete directory listing of the machine.

Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)

EPSS: 0.012 (65.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 2.2 (Low). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

  • cve@mitre.org (Mailing List, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
  • cve@mitre.org (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-12251?
CVE-2020-12251 is a low-severity vulnerability in Gigamon Gigavue, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 2.2/10. Published 2020-04-29.
How severe is CVE-2020-12251?
Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 2.2 out of 10.
Is CVE-2020-12251 known to be exploited?
1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.