CVE-2020-5811
MEDIUM
6.5
CVSS Score
Published: December 30, 2020 at 03:17 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 03:22 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorUmbraco-CMS
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Severity
MEDIUM6.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 9%
Description
An authenticated path traversal vulnerability exists during package installation in Umbraco CMS <= 8.9.1 or current, which could result in arbitrary files being written outside of the site home and expected paths when installing an Umbraco package.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
v ≤ 8.9.1
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet, and no fixed version or vendor advisory is recorded against it.
References (2)
x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
Source: [email protected]
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/163965/Umbraco-CMS-8.9.1-Traversal-Arbitrary-File-Write.htmlx_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://www.tenable.com/security/research/tra-2020-59CVSS
- Attack Vector
- NETWORK
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- LOW
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- NONE
- Integrity
- HIGH
- Availability
- NONE
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-22
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