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critical 9.8

CVE-2020-13450 json

A directory traversal vulnerability in file upload function of Gotenberg through 6.2.1 allows an attacker to upload and overwrite any writa…

published 5y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2020-5703

cvss
9.8
version 3.1, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
5.8%
EPSS 5.8% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 93%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

A directory traversal vulnerability in file upload function of Gotenberg through 6.2.1 allows an attacker to upload and overwrite any writable files outside the intended folder. This can lead to DoS, a change to program behavior, or code execution.

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Exploit prediction

5.83% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 93% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

  • packetstormsecurity.com http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/160744/Gotenberg-6.2.0-Traversal-Code-Execution-Insecure-Permissions.html referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.1 9.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD 2.0 7.5 AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory

References

Sources

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