Path Traversal in Sysax Multi Server

CVE-2020-13227

An issue was discovered in Sysax Multi Server 6.90. An attacker can determine the username (under which the web server is running) by triggering an invalid path permission error. This bypasses the fakepath protection mechanism.

Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)

EPSS: 0.019 (77.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-13227?
CVE-2020-13227 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Sysax Multi Server, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2020-06-02.
How severe is CVE-2020-13227?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.
Is CVE-2020-13227 known to be exploited?
1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.