CVE-2020-36193
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 7.5 High
- Published
- Jan 18, 2021
- Updated
- Oct 21, 2025
- Reserved
- Jan 18, 2021
Description
Tar.php in Archive_Tar through 1.4.11 allows write operations with Directory Traversal due to inadequate checking of symbolic links, a related issue to CVE-2020-28948.
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | 7.5 High | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N | CISA-ADP |
Weaknesses
- CWE-59 Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
n/an/a |
|
References
- https://github.com/pear/Archive_Tar/commit/cde460582ff389404b5b3ccb59374e9b389de916
- https://www.drupal.org/sa-core-2021-001
- [debian-lts-announce] 20210121 [SECURITY] [DLA-2530-1] drupal7 security updatemailing-list
- GLSA-202101-23vendor-advisory
- FEDORA-2021-02996612f6vendor-advisory
- FEDORA-2021-dc7de65eedvendor-advisory
- [debian-lts-announce] 20210408 [SECURITY] [DLA 2621-1] php-pear security updatemailing-list
- DSA-4894vendor-advisory
- FEDORA-2021-8093e197f4vendor-advisory
- FEDORA-2021-0c013f520cvendor-advisory
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2020-36193government-resource
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