What is CVE-2020-25623?

CVE-2020-25623 is a high-severity vulnerability in Erlang Erlang\/otp, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2020-10-02.

How severe is CVE-2020-25623?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

Path Traversal in Erlang Erlang\/otp

CVE-2020-25623

Erlang/OTP 22.3.x before 22.3.4.6 and 23.x before 23.1 allows Directory Traversal. An attacker can send a crafted HTTP request to read arbitrary files, if httpd in the inets application is used.

Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)

EPSS: 0.032 (86.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Erlang Erlang\/otp
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-22 — Path Traversal

References

cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)
cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Third Party Advisory, Release Notes)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-25623?: CVE-2020-25623 is a high-severity vulnerability in Erlang Erlang\/otp, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2020-10-02.
How severe is CVE-2020-25623?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.