CVE-2020-5609: yokogawa electric corporation cams for his Path Traversal

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2020-5609 is a critical (CVSS 9.8) Path Traversal vulnerability in yokogawa electric corporation cams for his. EPSS estimates a 2.07% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 81.1% of scored vulnerabilities.

Timeline

1. 05-08-2020
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 04-08-2024
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in CAMS for HIS CENTUM CS 3000 (includes CENTUM CS 3000 Small) R3.08.10 to R3.09.50, CENTUM VP (includes CENTUM VP Small, Basic) R4.01.00 to R6.07.00, B/M9000CS R5.04.01 to R5.05.01, and B/M9000 VP R6.01.01 to R8.03.01 allows a remote unauthenticated attacker to create or overwrite arbitrary files and run arbitrary commands via unspecified vectors.

• 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.