Name: CVE-2020-29050: Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory
Creator: Rapid7
Published: 2022-01-07T00:00:00.000Z
License: https://www.rapid7.com/legal/website-terms-of-use/
Keywords: CVE, CVE-2020-29050, CWE-22, CVSS 7.5, EPSS 0.02166

SphinxSearch in Sphinx Technologies Sphinx through 3.1.1 allows directory traversal (in conjunction with CVE-2019-14511) because the mysql client can be used for CALL SNIPPETS and load_file operations on a full pathname (e.g., a file in the /etc directory). NOTE: this is unrelated to CMUSphinx.

CVSS Details

CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 7.5
CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N)

Covered by Rapid7

Product	Vendor Advisory	Solution File	Added	Published
Debian	—	Upgrade sphinxsearch	Jan 10, 2022	Jan 10, 2022
Suse	—	Upgrade libsphinxclient-0_0_1Upgrade sphinxUpgrade libsphinxclient-devel	Mar 2, 2022	Jan 10, 2022

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CVSS Details

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