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WS-2020-0300
June 23, 2020
Path Traversal vulnerability was found in starlette before 0.13.5. The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform directory traversal attacks. The vulnerability exists due to input validation error when processing directory traversal sequences. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted HTTP request and read arbitrary files on the system.
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https://github.com/encode/starlette/commit/cbb452dbb42360971b7d7c408aca8d54f66043fb
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CVSS v4
Base Score:
8.7
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Attack Requirements
NONE
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Vulnerable System Confidentiality
HIGH
Vulnerable System Integrity
NONE
Vulnerable System Availability
NONE
Subsequent System Confidentiality
NONE
Subsequent System Integrity
NONE
Subsequent System Availability
NONE
CVSS v3
Base Score:
7.5
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
NONE
Availability
NONE
Weakness Type (CWE)
Improper Input Validation
CWE-20
Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
CWE-22