CVE-2020-9479 describes a path traversal vulnerability in unreleased builds of Apache AsterixDB, specifically between commits 580b81aa5e8888b8e1b0620521a1c9680e54df73 and 28c0ee84f1387ab5d0659e9e822f4e3923ddc22d. A specially crafted zip file, when loaded as a User Defined Function (UDF), could allow files to be placed outside the intended deployment directory. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.5 (Medium), indicating a low attack complexity and requiring user interaction, with a potential impact of high integrity loss but no confidentiality or availability impact. The CVE is noted as potentially being rejected as it did not affect any released versions of Apache AsterixDB, and 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
< 0.9.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:apache:asterixdb:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
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