Path Traversal in Smartclient
CVE-2020-9353
An issue was discovered in SmartClient 12.0. The Remote Procedure Call (RPC) loadFile provided by the console functionality on the /tools/developerConsoleOperations.jsp (or /isomorphic/IDACall) URL is affected by unauthenticated Local File Inclusion via directory-traversal sequences in the elem XML element in the _transaction parameter. NOTE: the documentation states "These tools are, by default, available to anyone ... so they should only be deployed into a trusted environment. Alternately, the tools can easily be restricted to administrators or end users by protecting the tools path with normal authentication and authorization mechanisms on the web server."
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: 0.015 (73.5th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 73rd percentile — 73.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.015 · newest: 0.015 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Smartclient — versions 12.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/Feb/18 (Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- www-demos.smartclient.com/smartclient-12.0/isomorphic/system/reference/
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2020-9353?
- CVE-2020-9353 is a high-severity vulnerability in Smartclient, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2020-02-23.
- How severe is CVE-2020-9353?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.