Name: CVE-2020-36193: Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory
Published: 2021-01-18T00:00:00.000Z
Keywords: CVE, CVE-2020-36193, CWE-22, CWE-59, Exploited in the Wild, CISA KEV Exploit, CVSS 7.5, EPSS 0.70595, CISA KEV

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 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:N/I:H/A:N)

Covered by Rapid7

Product	Vendor Advisory	Solution File	Added	Published
Alma_linux	View advisory ↗View advisory ↗	alma-upgrade-apcu-panelalma-upgrade-libzipalma-upgrade-libzip-develalma-upgrade-libzip-toolsalma-upgrade-phpalma-upgrade-php-bcmathalma-upgrade-php-clialma-upgrade-php-commonalma-upgrade-php-dbaalma-upgrade-php-dbgalma-upgrade-php-develalma-upgrade-php-embeddedalma-upgrade-php-enchantalma-upgrade-php-ffialma-upgrade-php-fpmalma-upgrade-php-gdalma-upgrade-php-gmpalma-upgrade-php-intlalma-upgrade-php-jsonalma-upgrade-php-ldapalma-upgrade-php-mbstringalma-upgrade-php-mysqlndalma-upgrade-php-odbcalma-upgrade-php-opcachealma-upgrade-php-pdoalma-upgrade-php-pearalma-upgrade-php-pecl-apcualma-upgrade-php-pecl-apcu-develalma-upgrade-php-pecl-rrdalma-upgrade-php-pecl-xdebugalma-upgrade-php-pecl-zipalma-upgrade-php-pgsqlalma-upgrade-php-processalma-upgrade-php-snmpalma-upgrade-php-soapalma-upgrade-php-xmlalma-upgrade-php-xmlrpc	Oct 20, 2022	Jan 18, 2021
Alpine Linux	View advisory ↗View advisory ↗	alpine-linux-upgrade-drupal7	Aug 22, 2024	Jan 18, 2021
Amazon Linux Ami 2	View advisory ↗	amazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-php-pear	Feb 22, 2021	Jan 18, 2021
Amazon_linux	—	amazon-linux-upgrade-php7-pear	Feb 18, 2021	Jan 18, 2021
Arch Linux	View advisory ↗View advisory ↗View advisory ↗View advisory ↗View advisory ↗View advisory ↗View advisory ↗View advisory ↗View advisory ↗View advisory ↗View advisory ↗View advisory ↗	arch-linux-upgrade-latest	Jul 11, 2025	Jan 18, 2021
Centos_linux	—	centos-upgrade-apcu-panelcentos-upgrade-libzipcentos-upgrade-libzip-debuginfocentos-upgrade-libzip-debugsourcecentos-upgrade-libzip-develcentos-upgrade-libzip-toolscentos-upgrade-libzip-tools-debuginfocentos-upgrade-phpcentos-upgrade-php-bcmathcentos-upgrade-php-bcmath-debuginfocentos-upgrade-php-clicentos-upgrade-php-cli-debuginfocentos-upgrade-php-commoncentos-upgrade-php-common-debuginfocentos-upgrade-php-dbacentos-upgrade-php-dba-debuginfocentos-upgrade-php-dbgcentos-upgrade-php-dbg-debuginfocentos-upgrade-php-debuginfocentos-upgrade-php-debugsourcecentos-upgrade-php-develcentos-upgrade-php-embeddedcentos-upgrade-php-embedded-debuginfocentos-upgrade-php-enchantcentos-upgrade-php-enchant-debuginfocentos-upgrade-php-fficentos-upgrade-php-ffi-debuginfocentos-upgrade-php-fpmcentos-upgrade-php-fpm-debuginfocentos-upgrade-php-gdcentos-upgrade-php-gd-debuginfocentos-upgrade-php-gmpcentos-upgrade-php-gmp-debuginfocentos-upgrade-php-intlcentos-upgrade-php-intl-debuginfocentos-upgrade-php-jsoncentos-upgrade-php-json-debuginfocentos-upgrade-php-ldapcentos-upgrade-php-ldap-debuginfocentos-upgrade-php-mbstringcentos-upgrade-php-mbstring-debuginfocentos-upgrade-php-mysqlndcentos-upgrade-php-mysqlnd-debuginfocentos-upgrade-php-odbccentos-upgrade-php-odbc-debuginfocentos-upgrade-php-opcachecentos-upgrade-php-opcache-debuginfocentos-upgrade-php-pdocentos-upgrade-php-pdo-debuginfocentos-upgrade-php-pearcentos-upgrade-php-pecl-apcucentos-upgrade-php-pecl-apcu-debuginfocentos-upgrade-php-pecl-apcu-debugsourcecentos-upgrade-php-pecl-apcu-develcentos-upgrade-php-pecl-rrdcentos-upgrade-php-pecl-rrd-debuginfocentos-upgrade-php-pecl-rrd-debugsourcecentos-upgrade-php-pecl-xdebugcentos-upgrade-php-pecl-xdebug-debuginfocentos-upgrade-php-pecl-xdebug-debugsourcecentos-upgrade-php-pecl-zipcentos-upgrade-php-pecl-zip-debuginfocentos-upgrade-php-pecl-zip-debugsourcecentos-upgrade-php-pgsqlcentos-upgrade-php-pgsql-debuginfocentos-upgrade-php-processcentos-upgrade-php-process-debuginfocentos-upgrade-php-snmpcentos-upgrade-php-snmp-debuginfocentos-upgrade-php-soapcentos-upgrade-php-soap-debuginfocentos-upgrade-php-xmlcentos-upgrade-php-xml-debuginfocentos-upgrade-php-xmlrpccentos-upgrade-php-xmlrpc-debuginfo	Oct 20, 2022	Jan 18, 2021
Debian	View advisory ↗	debian-upgrade-php-pear	Jan 25, 2021	Jan 18, 2021
Drupal	View advisory ↗	drupal-upgrade-7_78drupal-upgrade-8_9_1drupal-upgrade-9_0_1drupal-upgrade-9_1_3	Jan 25, 2021	Jan 18, 2021
Gentoo Linux	View advisory ↗	gentoo-linux-upgrade-dev-php-pear-archive_tar	Jan 26, 2021	Jan 18, 2021
Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp8	View advisory ↗	huawei-euleros-2_0_sp8-upgrade-php-pear	May 18, 2021	Jan 18, 2021
Oracle_linux	—	oracle-linux-upgrade-apcu-paneloracle-linux-upgrade-libziporacle-linux-upgrade-libzip-develoracle-linux-upgrade-libzip-toolsoracle-linux-upgrade-phporacle-linux-upgrade-php-bcmathoracle-linux-upgrade-php-clioracle-linux-upgrade-php-commonoracle-linux-upgrade-php-dbaoracle-linux-upgrade-php-dbgoracle-linux-upgrade-php-develoracle-linux-upgrade-php-embeddedoracle-linux-upgrade-php-enchantoracle-linux-upgrade-php-ffioracle-linux-upgrade-php-fpmoracle-linux-upgrade-php-gdoracle-linux-upgrade-php-gmporacle-linux-upgrade-php-intloracle-linux-upgrade-php-jsonoracle-linux-upgrade-php-ldaporacle-linux-upgrade-php-mbstringoracle-linux-upgrade-php-mysqlndoracle-linux-upgrade-php-odbcoracle-linux-upgrade-php-opcacheoracle-linux-upgrade-php-pdooracle-linux-upgrade-php-pearoracle-linux-upgrade-php-pecl-apcuoracle-linux-upgrade-php-pecl-apcu-develoracle-linux-upgrade-php-pecl-rrdoracle-linux-upgrade-php-pecl-xdebugoracle-linux-upgrade-php-pecl-ziporacle-linux-upgrade-php-pgsqloracle-linux-upgrade-php-processoracle-linux-upgrade-php-snmporacle-linux-upgrade-php-soaporacle-linux-upgrade-php-xmloracle-linux-upgrade-php-xmlrpc	Sep 17, 2022	Jan 27, 2021
Redhat_linux	View advisory ↗	redhat-upgrade-apcu-panelredhat-upgrade-libzipredhat-upgrade-libzip-debuginforedhat-upgrade-libzip-debugsourceredhat-upgrade-libzip-develredhat-upgrade-libzip-toolsredhat-upgrade-libzip-tools-debuginforedhat-upgrade-phpredhat-upgrade-php-bcmathredhat-upgrade-php-bcmath-debuginforedhat-upgrade-php-cliredhat-upgrade-php-cli-debuginforedhat-upgrade-php-commonredhat-upgrade-php-common-debuginforedhat-upgrade-php-dbaredhat-upgrade-php-dba-debuginforedhat-upgrade-php-dbgredhat-upgrade-php-dbg-debuginforedhat-upgrade-php-debuginforedhat-upgrade-php-debugsourceredhat-upgrade-php-develredhat-upgrade-php-embeddedredhat-upgrade-php-embedded-debuginforedhat-upgrade-php-enchantredhat-upgrade-php-enchant-debuginforedhat-upgrade-php-ffiredhat-upgrade-php-ffi-debuginforedhat-upgrade-php-fpmredhat-upgrade-php-fpm-debuginforedhat-upgrade-php-gdredhat-upgrade-php-gd-debuginforedhat-upgrade-php-gmpredhat-upgrade-php-gmp-debuginforedhat-upgrade-php-intlredhat-upgrade-php-intl-debuginforedhat-upgrade-php-jsonredhat-upgrade-php-json-debuginforedhat-upgrade-php-ldapredhat-upgrade-php-ldap-debuginforedhat-upgrade-php-mbstringredhat-upgrade-php-mbstring-debuginforedhat-upgrade-php-mysqlndredhat-upgrade-php-mysqlnd-debuginforedhat-upgrade-php-odbcredhat-upgrade-php-odbc-debuginforedhat-upgrade-php-opcacheredhat-upgrade-php-opcache-debuginforedhat-upgrade-php-pdoredhat-upgrade-php-pdo-debuginforedhat-upgrade-php-pearredhat-upgrade-php-pecl-apcuredhat-upgrade-php-pecl-apcu-debuginforedhat-upgrade-php-pecl-apcu-debugsourceredhat-upgrade-php-pecl-apcu-develredhat-upgrade-php-pecl-rrdredhat-upgrade-php-pecl-rrd-debuginforedhat-upgrade-php-pecl-rrd-debugsourceredhat-upgrade-php-pecl-xdebugredhat-upgrade-php-pecl-xdebug-debuginforedhat-upgrade-php-pecl-xdebug-debugsourceredhat-upgrade-php-pecl-zipredhat-upgrade-php-pecl-zip-debuginforedhat-upgrade-php-pecl-zip-debugsourceredhat-upgrade-php-pgsqlredhat-upgrade-php-pgsql-debuginforedhat-upgrade-php-processredhat-upgrade-php-process-debuginforedhat-upgrade-php-snmpredhat-upgrade-php-snmp-debuginforedhat-upgrade-php-soapredhat-upgrade-php-soap-debuginforedhat-upgrade-php-xmlredhat-upgrade-php-xml-debuginforedhat-upgrade-php-xmlrpcredhat-upgrade-php-xmlrpc-debuginfo	Oct 20, 2022	Jan 18, 2021
Rocky_linux	View advisory ↗View advisory ↗	rocky-upgrade-libziprocky-upgrade-libzip-debuginforocky-upgrade-libzip-debugsourcerocky-upgrade-libzip-develrocky-upgrade-libzip-toolsrocky-upgrade-libzip-tools-debuginforocky-upgrade-phprocky-upgrade-php-bcmathrocky-upgrade-php-bcmath-debuginforocky-upgrade-php-clirocky-upgrade-php-cli-debuginforocky-upgrade-php-commonrocky-upgrade-php-common-debuginforocky-upgrade-php-dbarocky-upgrade-php-dba-debuginforocky-upgrade-php-dbgrocky-upgrade-php-dbg-debuginforocky-upgrade-php-debuginforocky-upgrade-php-debugsourcerocky-upgrade-php-develrocky-upgrade-php-embeddedrocky-upgrade-php-embedded-debuginforocky-upgrade-php-enchantrocky-upgrade-php-enchant-debuginforocky-upgrade-php-ffirocky-upgrade-php-ffi-debuginforocky-upgrade-php-fpmrocky-upgrade-php-fpm-debuginforocky-upgrade-php-gdrocky-upgrade-php-gd-debuginforocky-upgrade-php-gmprocky-upgrade-php-gmp-debuginforocky-upgrade-php-intlrocky-upgrade-php-intl-debuginforocky-upgrade-php-jsonrocky-upgrade-php-json-debuginforocky-upgrade-php-ldaprocky-upgrade-php-ldap-debuginforocky-upgrade-php-mbstringrocky-upgrade-php-mbstring-debuginforocky-upgrade-php-mysqlndrocky-upgrade-php-mysqlnd-debuginforocky-upgrade-php-odbcrocky-upgrade-php-odbc-debuginforocky-upgrade-php-opcacherocky-upgrade-php-opcache-debuginforocky-upgrade-php-pdorocky-upgrade-php-pdo-debuginforocky-upgrade-php-pecl-apcurocky-upgrade-php-pecl-apcu-debuginforocky-upgrade-php-pecl-apcu-debugsourcerocky-upgrade-php-pecl-apcu-develrocky-upgrade-php-pecl-rrdrocky-upgrade-php-pecl-rrd-debuginforocky-upgrade-php-pecl-rrd-debugsourcerocky-upgrade-php-pecl-xdebugrocky-upgrade-php-pecl-xdebug-debuginforocky-upgrade-php-pecl-xdebug-debugsourcerocky-upgrade-php-pecl-ziprocky-upgrade-php-pecl-zip-debuginforocky-upgrade-php-pecl-zip-debugsourcerocky-upgrade-php-pgsqlrocky-upgrade-php-pgsql-debuginforocky-upgrade-php-processrocky-upgrade-php-process-debuginforocky-upgrade-php-snmprocky-upgrade-php-snmp-debuginforocky-upgrade-php-soaprocky-upgrade-php-soap-debuginforocky-upgrade-php-xmlrocky-upgrade-php-xml-debuginforocky-upgrade-php-xmlrpcrocky-upgrade-php-xmlrpc-debuginfo	Mar 12, 2024	Jan 18, 2021
Suse	—	suse-upgrade-apache2-mod_php72suse-upgrade-php7-pearsuse-upgrade-php7-peclsuse-upgrade-php7-wddxsuse-upgrade-php72suse-upgrade-php72-bcmathsuse-upgrade-php72-bz2suse-upgrade-php72-calendarsuse-upgrade-php72-ctypesuse-upgrade-php72-curlsuse-upgrade-php72-dbasuse-upgrade-php72-develsuse-upgrade-php72-domsuse-upgrade-php72-enchantsuse-upgrade-php72-exifsuse-upgrade-php72-fastcgisuse-upgrade-php72-fileinfosuse-upgrade-php72-fpmsuse-upgrade-php72-ftpsuse-upgrade-php72-gdsuse-upgrade-php72-gettextsuse-upgrade-php72-gmpsuse-upgrade-php72-iconvsuse-upgrade-php72-imapsuse-upgrade-php72-intlsuse-upgrade-php72-jsonsuse-upgrade-php72-ldapsuse-upgrade-php72-mbstringsuse-upgrade-php72-mysqlsuse-upgrade-php72-odbcsuse-upgrade-php72-opcachesuse-upgrade-php72-opensslsuse-upgrade-php72-pcntlsuse-upgrade-php72-pdosuse-upgrade-php72-pearsuse-upgrade-php72-pear-archive_tarsuse-upgrade-php72-pgsqlsuse-upgrade-php72-pharsuse-upgrade-php72-posixsuse-upgrade-php72-pspellsuse-upgrade-php72-readlinesuse-upgrade-php72-shmopsuse-upgrade-php72-snmpsuse-upgrade-php72-soapsuse-upgrade-php72-socketssuse-upgrade-php72-sodiumsuse-upgrade-php72-sqlitesuse-upgrade-php72-sysvmsgsuse-upgrade-php72-sysvsemsuse-upgrade-php72-sysvshmsuse-upgrade-php72-tidysuse-upgrade-php72-tokenizersuse-upgrade-php72-wddxsuse-upgrade-php72-xmlreadersuse-upgrade-php72-xmlrpcsuse-upgrade-php72-xmlwritersuse-upgrade-php72-xslsuse-upgrade-php72-zipsuse-upgrade-php72-zlibsuse-upgrade-php74-pearsuse-upgrade-php74-pecl	Aug 31, 2021	Jan 18, 2021
Ubuntu	View advisory ↗	ubuntu-upgrade-php-pear	Feb 9, 2021	Jan 18, 2021

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