CVE-2020-25032: Path Traversal

Published Aug 31, 2020
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Updated

An issue was discovered in Flask-CORS (aka CORS Middleware for Flask) before 3.0.9. It allows ../ directory traversal to access private resources because resource matching does not ensure that pathnames are in a canonical format.

Other sources

An issue was discovered in Flask-CORS (aka CORS Middleware for Flask) before 3.0.9. It allows ../ directory traversal to access private resources because resource matching does not ensure that pathnames are in a canonical format.

Affected Software

9 affected componentsFixes available
debian/python-flask-cors<=3.0.8-2, <=3.0.7-1
3.0.7-1+deb10u13.0.9-1
debian/python-flask-cors
3.0.7-1+deb10u13.0.9-23.0.10-24.0.0-1
pip/Flask-Cors<3.0.9
3.0.9
Flask-cors Project Flask-cors<3.0.9
Debian Debian Linux=10.0
openSUSE Backports SLE=15.0-sp1
openSUSE Backports SLE=15.0-sp2
openSUSE Leap=15.1
openSUSE Leap=15.2

Event History

Aug 31, 2020
CVE Published
via MITRE·03:57 AM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·03:57 AM
Description
Data Sourced
via NVD·04:15 AM
DescriptionSeverityWeaknessAffected Software
May 6, 2021
Advisory Published
06:51 PM
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Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is CVE-2020-25032?

CVE-2020-25032 is a vulnerability in Flask-CORS (CORS Middleware for Flask) before version 3.0.9 that allows directory traversal to access private resources.

2

How severe is CVE-2020-25032?

CVE-2020-25032 has a severity rating of 7.5 (High).

3

What is the affected software for CVE-2020-25032?

The affected software includes Flask-CORS before version 3.0.9 and python-flask-cors packages with specific versions in Debian and openSUSE Backports SLE.

4

How do I fix CVE-2020-25032?

To fix CVE-2020-25032, update Flask-CORS to version 3.0.9 and python-flask-cors packages to the recommended versions.

5

Where can I find more information about CVE-2020-25032?

You can find more information about CVE-2020-25032 at the following references: [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-25032), [GitHub Commit](https://github.com/corydolphin/flask-cors/commit/67c4b2cc98ae87cf1fa7df4f97fd81b40c79b895), [GitHub Releases](https://github.com/corydolphin/flask-cors/releases/tag/3.0.9)

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