Path Traversal in Sphinxsearch Sphinx
CVE-2020-29050
SphinxSearch in Sphinx Technologies Sphinx through 3.1.1 allows directory traversal (in conjunction with CVE-2019-14511) because the mysql client can be used for CALL SNIPPETS and load_file operations on a full pathname (e.g., a file in the /etc directory). NOTE: this is unrelated to CMUSphinx.
Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)
Published · last modified .
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.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.022 (81.6th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 82nd percentile — 81.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.022 · newest: 0.022 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Sphinxsearch Sphinx
- Debian Linux — versions 9.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- blog.wirhabenstil.de/2019/08/19/sphinxsearch-0-0-0-09306-cve-2019-14511/ (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
- security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2020-29050 (Third Party Advisory)
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/01/msg00009.html (mailing-list, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2020-29050?
- CVE-2020-29050 is a high-severity vulnerability in Sphinxsearch Sphinx, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2022-01-10.
- How severe is CVE-2020-29050?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.