CVE-2020-6950

Description

Directory traversal in Eclipse Mojarra before 2.3.14 allows attackers to read arbitrary files via the loc parameter or con parameter.

Category

6.5
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 57.92% Top 5%
Vendor Advisory eclipse.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2021.html third party advisory patch
https://github.com/eclipse-ee4j/mojarra/issues/4571 issue tracking third party advisory
https://github.com/eclipse-ee4j/mojarra/commit/cefbb9447e7be560e59da2da6bd7cb93776f7741 third party advisory patch
https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=550943 issue tracking vendor advisory
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2022.html third party advisory patch
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2022.html third party advisory patch

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2020-6950?
CVE-2020-6950 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2020-6950?
To fix CVE-2020-6950, 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-2020-6950 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2020-6950 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~58% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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