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CVE-2020-36939highCWE-22

Cassandra Web 0.5.0 - Remote File Read

36Vexday Risk Score

Patch soon. It has a working public exploit.

ssvc Attendcvss 8.7epss 2.6%
exploitation probability
2.6%top 16% of all CVEs
observed exploitation
nono source reports it
Cassandra Web 0.5.0 contains a directory traversal vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to read arbitrary files by manipulating path traversal parameters. Attackers can exploit the disabled Rack::Protection module to read sensitive system files like /etc/passwd and retrieve Apache Cassandra database credentials.
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N