CVE-2020-36193
HIGHCISA KEVEPSS 99th pctlDescription
Tar.php in Archive_Tar through 1.4.11 allows write operations with Directory Traversal due to inadequate checking of symbolic links, a related issue to CVE-2020-28948.
CVSS v3 Vector
Exploitability
Impact
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Exploit Intelligence
Very high risk: more likely to be exploited than 99% of all known CVEs.
PEAR Archive_Tar Improper Link Resolution Vulnerability
PEAR Archive_Tar Tar.php allows write operations with directory traversal due to inadequate checking of symbolic links. PEAR stands for PHP Extension and Application Repository and it is an open-source framework and distribution system for reusable PHP components with known usage in third-party products such as Drupal Core and Red Hat Linux.
Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Remediation due: 2022-09-15
References
- https://github.com/pear/Archive_Tar/commit/cde460582ff389404b5b3ccb59374e9b389de916
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/01/msg00018.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/04/msg00007.html
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/42GPGVVFTLJYAKRI75IVB5R45NYQGEUR/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/FOZNK4FIIV7FSFCJNNFWMJZTTV7NFJV2/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/VJQQYDAOWHD6RDITDRPHFW7WY6BS3V5N/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/YKD5WEFA4WT6AVTMRAYBNXZNLWZHM7FH/
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202101-23
- https://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-4894
- https://www.drupal.org/sa-core-2021-001
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2020-36193
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