Path Traversal in Inneo Startup Tools
CVE-2020-15492
An issue was discovered in INNEO Startup TOOLS 2017 M021 12.0.66.3784 through 2018 M040 13.0.70.3804. The sut_srv.exe web application (served on TCP port 85) includes user input into a filesystem access without any further validation. This might allow an unauthenticated attacker to read files on the server via Directory Traversal, or possibly have unspecified other impact.
Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.166 (96.9th percentile), scored .
Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 97th percentile — 96.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.166 · newest: 0.166 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.inneo.co.uk/en/product-development/inneo-in-house-products/startup-tools.ht… (Product, Vendor Advisory)
- www.syss.de/fileadmin/dokumente/Publikationen/Advisories/SYSS-2020-028.txt (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
- www.syss.de/pentest-blog/2020/syss-2020-028-sicherheitsschwachstelle-in-inneo-s… (Third Party Advisory)
- www.inneo.de/files/content/Produktentwicklung/Tools-und-Erweiterungen/Startup-T… (Vendor Advisory)
- packetstormsecurity.com/files/158556/INNEO-Startup-TOOLS-2018-M040-13.0.70.3804… (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2020-15492?
- CVE-2020-15492 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Inneo Startup Tools, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2020-07-23.
- How severe is CVE-2020-15492?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2020-15492 known to be exploited?
- 8 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.