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GHSA-69rr-wvh9-6c4q

HighCVSS 7.5 / 10
Published Aug 31, 2020·Last modified Nov 8, 2023
Affected Components(0)

No affected components available

Description

Versions of st prior to 0.2.5 are affected by a directory traversal vulnerability. Vulnerable versions fail to properly handle URL encoded dots, which caused %2e to be interpreted as . by the filesystem, resulting the potential for an attacker to read sensitive files on the server.

Recommendation

Update to version 0.2.5 or later.

Risk Scores
Base Score
7.5

The vulnerability can be exploited over the network without needing physical access. It is easy for an attacker to exploit this vulnerability. An attacker does not need any special privileges or access rights. No user interaction is needed for the attacker to exploit this vulnerability. The impact is confined to the system where the vulnerability exists. There is a high impact on the confidentiality of the information.

Threat Intelligence
6.9

Exploitation attempts have been detected. Elevated vigilance and prompt remediation are advised.

EPSS
N/A

Probability that this vulnerability will be exploited in the wild within the next 30 days.

Exploit
Not available

We did not find any exploit available. Neither in GitHub repositories nor in the Exploit-Database.

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