CVE-2018-20769: xerox workcentre_3655_firmware Path Traversal

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2018-20769 is a high (CVSS 7.5) Path Traversal vulnerability in xerox workcentre_3655_firmware. EPSS estimates a 1.44% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 72.7% of scored vulnerabilities.

Timeline

1. 10-02-2019
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 17-09-2024
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

An issue was discovered on Xerox WorkCentre 3655, 3655i, 58XX, 58XXi, 59XX, 59XXi, 6655, 6655i, 72XX, 72XXi, 78XX, 78XXi, 7970, 7970i, EC7836, and EC7856 devices before R18-05 073.xxx.0487.15000. There is a Local File Inclusion vulnerability.

• CWE-22Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory.