CVE-2020-25623
HIGH
7.5
CVSS Score
Published: October 2, 2020 at 12:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 03:06 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorErlang /otp
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Severity
HIGH7.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 3%
Description
Erlang/OTP 22.3.x before 22.3.4.6 and 23.x before 23.1 allows Directory Traversal. An attacker can send a crafted HTTP request to read arbitrary files, if httpd in the inets application is used.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
22.3.0 ≤ v < 22.3.4.623.0.0 ≤ v < 23.1
Affected range stops below 22.3.4.6, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 23.1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
References (3)
x_refsource_CONFIRMRelease NotesThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://github.com/erlang/otp/releases/tag/OTP-23.1x_refsource_CONFIRMRelease NotesVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://www.erlang.org/downloadsCVSS
- Attack Vector
- NETWORK
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- NONE
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- HIGH
- Integrity
- NONE
- Availability
- NONE
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-22
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