CVE-2020-25623

Description

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.

Category

7.5
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.79% Top 30%
Vendor Advisory erlang.org Vendor Advisory erlang.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://www.erlang.org/news vendor advisory
https://www.erlang.org/downloads release notes vendor advisory
https://github.com/erlang/otp/releases/tag/OTP-23.1 third party advisory release notes

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2020-25623?
CVE-2020-25623 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2020-25623?
To fix CVE-2020-25623, 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-2020-25623 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2020-25623 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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