CVE-2020-9353 describes an unauthenticated Local File Inclusion vulnerability in SmartClient 12.0, specifically within the RPC loadFile function accessible via the developer console. An attacker can exploit this by using directory traversal sequences in the elem XML element of the _transaction parameter to read arbitrary files from the server. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 7.5 (High), indicating it can be exploited remotely with low complexity and no user interaction, leading to high confidentiality impact. While the vendor notes the tools should be in a trusted environment or protected, there is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
12.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:smartclient:smartclient:12.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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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