AquaNPlayer directory traversing vulnerability

published 2021-04-22 5y ago modified 2026-06-17 4mo ago also EUVD-2020-28790

cvss: 6.8; version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 1.1%; EPSS 1.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 64%
public exploits: 0; none known

There is a directory traversing vulnerability in the download page url of AquaNPlayer 2.0.0.92. The IP of the download page url is localhost and an attacker can traverse directories using "dot dot" sequences(../../) to view host file on the system. This vulnerability can cause information leakage.

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Exploit prediction

1.06% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 64% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
CNA	3.1	6.8	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
NVD	3.1	8.6	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
NVD	2.0	5.0	AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Affected products

cdnetworks AquaNPlayer

Classification

Weakness

CWE-548 Exposure of Information Through Directory Listing
CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory

References

boho.or.kr /krcert/secNoticeView.do?bulletin_writing_sequence=36014
third-party-advisory

Sources

CVE List CVE-2020-7858
NVD CVE-2020-7858

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