CVE-2020-15492

Public Exploit

Description

An issue was discovered in INNEO Startup TOOLS 2017 M021 12.0.66.3784 through 2018 M040 13.0.70.3804. The sut_srv.exe web application (served on TCP port 85) includes user input into a filesystem access without any further validation. This might allow an unauthenticated attacker to read files on the server via Directory Traversal, or possibly have unspecified other impact.

Category

9.8
CVSS
Severity: Critical
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 34.82% Top 5%
Vendor Advisory co.uk Vendor Advisory inneo.de
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://www.inneo.co.uk/en/product-development/inneo-in-house-products/startup-tools.html product vendor advisory
https://www.syss.de/fileadmin/dokumente/Publikationen/Advisories/SYSS-2020-028.txt third party advisory exploit
https://www.syss.de/pentest-blog/2020/syss-2020-028-sicherheitsschwachstelle-in-inneo-startup-tools-2017-und-2018/ third party advisory
https://www.inneo.de/files/content/Produktentwicklung/Tools-und-Erweiterungen/Startup-TOOLS/INNEO-SA-SUT-2020-01.pdf vendor advisory
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/158556/INNEO-Startup-TOOLS-2018-M040-13.0.70.3804-Remote-Code-Execution.html third party advisory exploit

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2020-15492?
CVE-2020-15492 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2020-15492?
To fix CVE-2020-15492, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2020-15492 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2020-15492 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~35% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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