CVE-2020-29071

Public Exploit

Description

An XSS issue was found in the Shares feature of LiquidFiles before 3.3.19. The issue arises from the insecure rendering of HTML files uploaded to the platform as attachments, when the -htmlview URL is directly accessed. The impact ranges from executing commands as root on the server to retrieving sensitive information about encrypted e-mails, depending on the permissions of the target user.

Category

9.0
CVSS
Severity: Critical
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.65%
Vendor Advisory liquidfiles.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://lean0x2f.github.io/liquidfiles_advisory third party advisory exploit
https://man.liquidfiles.com/release_notes/version_3-3-x.html release notes vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2020-29071?
CVE-2020-29071 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2020-29071?
To fix CVE-2020-29071, 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-2020-29071 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2020-29071 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. 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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