What is CVE-2020-23171?

CVE-2020-23171 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Nim-Lang, classified under Externally Controlled Reference to a Resource in Another Sphere. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2021-08-10.

How severe is CVE-2020-23171?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Nim-Lang

CVE-2020-23171

A vulnerability in all versions of Nim-lang allows unauthenticated attackers to write files to arbitrary directories via a crafted zip file with dot-slash characters included in the name of the crafted file.

EPSS: 0.007 (47.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N.

Affected products

Nim-lang
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-610 — Externally Controlled Reference to a Resource in Another Sphere

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-23171?: CVE-2020-23171 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Nim-Lang, classified under Externally Controlled Reference to a Resource in Another Sphere. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2021-08-10.
How severe is CVE-2020-23171?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.