CVE-2020-36193

Known Exploited

Description

Tar.php in Archive_Tar through 1.4.11 allows write operations with Directory Traversal due to inadequate checking of symbolic links, a related issue to CVE-2020-28948.

Categories

7.5
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 81.36% Top 5%
KEV Since 
Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://github.com/pear/Archive_Tar/commit/cde460582ff389404b5b3ccb59374e9b389de916 patch
https://www.drupal.org/sa-core-2021-001 third party advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/01/msg00018.html third party advisory mailing list
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202101-23 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/YKD5WEFA4WT6AVTMRAYBNXZNLWZHM7FH/ vendor advisory broken link
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/FOZNK4FIIV7FSFCJNNFWMJZTTV7NFJV2/ vendor advisory broken link
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/04/msg00007.html third party advisory mailing list
https://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-4894 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/VJQQYDAOWHD6RDITDRPHFW7WY6BS3V5N/ vendor advisory broken link
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/42GPGVVFTLJYAKRI75IVB5R45NYQGEUR/ vendor advisory broken link

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2020-36193?
CVE-2020-36193 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2020-36193?
To fix CVE-2020-36193, 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-2020-36193 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is confirmed that CVE-2020-36193 is actively exploited. Be extra cautious if you are using vulnerable components. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~81% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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