What is CVE-2020-16143?

CVE-2020-16143 is a high-severity vulnerability in Seafile Seafile-Client, classified under Uncontrolled Search Path Element. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2020-07-29.

How severe is CVE-2020-16143?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Seafile Seafile-Client

CVE-2020-16143

The seafile-client client 7.0.8 for Seafile is vulnerable to DLL hijacking because it loads exchndl.dll from the current working directory.

EPSS: 0.004 (36.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Seafile Seafile-client — versions 7.0.8
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-427 — Uncontrolled Search Path Element

References

cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC, Issue Tracking)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-16143?: CVE-2020-16143 is a high-severity vulnerability in Seafile Seafile-Client, classified under Uncontrolled Search Path Element. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2020-07-29.
How severe is CVE-2020-16143?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.