CVE-2020-5840 is a path traversal vulnerability affecting HashBrown CMS versions prior to 1.3.2, specifically within the Server/Entity/Resource/Connection.js component. An unauthenticated attacker can exploit this by crafting a malicious name or ID field to access parent directories on the server. With a CVSS score of 7.5 (HIGH), this vulnerability allows for high confidentiality impact without requiring user interaction or complex attack conditions. Despite its severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 1.3.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:hashbrowncms:hashbrown_cms:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
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