Path Traversal in Alliedmodders Amx Mod X

CVE-2020-36639

A vulnerability has been found in AlliedModders AMX Mod X on Windows and classified as critical. This vulnerability affects the function cmdVoteMap of the file plugins/adminvote.sma of the component Console Command Handler. The manipulation of the argument amx_votemap leads to path traversal. The patch is identified as a5f2b5539f6d61050b68df8b22ebb343a2862681. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue. VDB-217354 is the identifier assigned to this vulnerability.

Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)

EPSS: 0.009 (55.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 4.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-36639?
CVE-2020-36639 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Alliedmodders Amx Mod X, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 4.3/10. Published 2023-01-04.
How severe is CVE-2020-36639?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.3 out of 10.
Is CVE-2020-36639 known to be exploited?
1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.