CVE-2020-29050
SphinxSearch in Sphinx Technologies Sphinx through 3.1.1 allows directory traversal (in conjunction with CVE-2019-14511) because the mysql client can be used for CALL SNIPPETS and load_file operations on a full pathname (e.g., a file in the /etc…
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (2.17%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
SphinxSearch in Sphinx Technologies Sphinx through 3.1.1 allows directory traversal (in conjunction with CVE-2019-14511) because the mysql client can be used for CALL SNIPPETS and load_file operations on a full pathname (e.g., a file in the /etc directory). NOTE: this is unrelated to CMUSphinx.
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- EPSS
- 2.17% probability · 81th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-22
- Affected
- sphinxsearch/sphinx · debian/debian linux
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- https://blog.wirhabenstil.de/2019/08/19/sphinxsearch-0-0-0-09306-cve-2019-14511/Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/01/msg00009.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2020-29050Third Party Advisory
- https://blog.wirhabenstil.de/2019/08/19/sphinxsearch-0-0-0-09306-cve-2019-14511/Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/01/msg00009.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2020-29050Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.