Simplessus path traversal

Published 4 y ago 2022-06-28 · modified 4 mo ago 2026-06-17 · JSON

CVSS

5.4

v3.1 · CNA

CISA KEV

not known exploited

EPSS

1.0%

percentile 64%

Public exploits

none known

A vulnerability was found in Simplessus 3.7.7. It has been rated as critical. This issue affects some unknown processing. The manipulation of the argument path with the input ..%2f..%2f..%2f..%2f..%2f..%2f..%2f..%2f..%2f..%2f..%2f..%2f..%2f..%2f..%2f..%2fetc%2fpasswd leads to path traversal. The attack may be initiated remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. Upgrading to version 3.8.3 is able to address this issue. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

CISA SSVC assessment

Exploitation: Proof of concept public
Automatable: no
Technical impact: partial
Assessed: 18 mo ago 2025-04-14

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

1.03% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 64% of all scored CVEs.

CVSS scores

Assigned by	Version	Score	Vector
CNA	3.1	5.4	`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N`
CNA	3.1	5.4	`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N`
NVD	3.1	8.1	`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N`
NVD	2.0	5.5	`AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:N`

Affected products

unspecified Simplessus

Classification

Weakness

CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory

References

seclists.org /bugtraq/2017/Feb/40 · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
vuldb.com /?id.97253 · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred

Sources

CVE List: CVE-2017-20105
NVD: CVE-2017-20105

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Summary