CVE-2020-9479

Published: Mar 1, 2021Modified: Jun 17, 2026

5.5

Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Exploitability: 1.8 / Impact: 3.6

Source: NVD

Description

When loading a UDF, a specially crafted zip file could allow files to be placed outside of the UDF deployment directory. This issue affected Apache AsterixDB unreleased builds between commits 580b81aa5e8888b8e1b0620521a1c9680e54df73 and 28c0ee84f1387ab5d0659e9e822f4e3923ddc22d. Note: this CVE may be REJECTed as the issue did not affect any released versions of Apache AsterixDB

Affected (1)

Products: Apache: Asterixdb

1 product

Configuration A

1 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Apache Asterixdb	Before 0.9.5

Related CWEs

Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory.

References (4)

https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r4cc9cc9c54573babf821c31d5d410fb260d1cd416dc1b225d587be9b%40%3Cdev.asterixdb.apache.org%3E

Source: security@apache.org

https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/08/08/2

Source: security@apache.org

Mailing ListThird Party Advisory

https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r4cc9cc9c54573babf821c31d5d410fb260d1cd416dc1b225d587be9b%40%3Cdev.asterixdb.apache.org%3E

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/08/08/2

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Mailing ListThird Party Advisory

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