CVE-2020-25540 (GCVE-0-2020-25540)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2020-09-14 12:22 – Updated: 2024-08-04 15:33Summary
ThinkAdmin v6 is affected by a directory traversal vulnerability. An unauthorized attacker can read arbitrarily file on a remote server via GET request encode parameter.
Severity
7.5 (High)
CWE
- n/a
Assigner
References
3 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://github.com/zoujingli/ThinkAdmin/issues/244 | x_refsource_MISC |
| https://wtfsec.org/posts/thinkadmin-v6-%E5%88%97%… | x_refsource_MISC |
| http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/159177/Think… | x_refsource_MISC |
Previdian
Known Exploited Vulnerability - GCVE BCP-07 Compliant
KEV entry ID: 4fddf099-bc44-41c1-944b-01b2af008194
Exploited: Yes
Timestamps
First Seen: 2020-09-14
Asserted: 2020-09-14
Scope
Notes: ThinkAdmin v6 is affected by a directory traversal vulnerability. An unauthorized attacker can read arbitrarily file on a remote server via GET... | Affected: ThinkAdmin / ThinkAdmin v6 | CVSS: 7.5 (HIGH) | EPSS: 0.75332 | Used in malware: unknown | Not yet in CISA KEV: True
Evidence
Type: Public Report
Signal: Successful Exploitation
Confidence: 70%
Source: previdian
Details
| Feed | Previdian (previdian.com) |
|---|---|
| Title | ThinkAdmin v6 is affected by a directory traversal vulnerability. An unauthorized attacker can read arbitrarily file on a remote server via GET... |
| Cve Id | CVE-2020-25540 |
| Vendor | ThinkAdmin |
| Ghsa Id | GHSA-2QM5-R82G-5HCX |
| Product | ThinkAdmin v6 |
| Added Date | 2020-09-14T12:22:40.000Z |
| Cvss Score | 7.5 |
| Epss Score | 0.75332 |
| Previous Ids | |
| Cvss Severity | HIGH |
| Virtual Patch | False |
| Cvss Estimated | False |
| Epss Percentile | 0.99501 |
| Used In Malware | unknown |
| Vulnerability Id | CVE-2020-25540 |
| Ahead Of Cisa Kev | None |
| Not Yet In Cisa Kev | True |
References
Created: 2026-10-02 09:11 CEST
| Updated: 2026-10-02 09:11 CEST
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