avalanche123/cassandra-web · Security
Cassandra Web - Remote File Read
- GHSA ID
- GHSA-8mfv-xhp5-48q9
- CVE ID
- CVE-2020-36939
- Severity
- high
- Published
- Updated
- CVSS
- 7.5 · CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- CVSS v3
- 7.5 · CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- CVSS v4
- 8.7 · CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Description
Cassandra Web 0.5.0 contains a directory traversal vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to read arbitrary files by manipulating path traversal parameters. Attackers can exploit the disabled Rack::Protection module to read sensitive system files like /etc/passwd and retrieve Apache Cassandra database credentials.
CWEs
- CWE-22 · Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
References
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-36939 ↗
- https://rubygems.org/gems/cassandra-web/versions/0.5.0 ↗
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/49362 ↗
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/cassandra-web-remote-file-read ↗
- https://github.com/rubysec/ruby-advisory-db/blob/master/gems/cassandra-web/CVE-2020-36939.yml ↗
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-8mfv-xhp5-48q9 ↗