CVE-2020-15230

Arbitrary file read un Vapor

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Published Oct 2, 2020 CVSS 3.1 · 8.5 High EPSS 1.5% KEV · Not listed

Description

Vapor is a web framework for Swift. In Vapor before version 4.29.4, Attackers can access data at arbitrary filesystem paths on the same host as an application. Only applications using FileMiddleware are affected. This is fixed in version 4.29.4.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

vapor

vapor

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`< 4.29.4`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:vapor_project:vapor:*:*:*:*:*:swift:*:*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2023-1889	Vapor is a web framework for Swift. In Vapor before version 4.29.4, Attackers can access data at arbitrary filesystem paths on the same host as an application. Only applications using FileMiddleware are affected. This is fixed in version 4.29.4.
Github GHSA	GHSA-vcvg-xgr8-p5gq	Arbitrary file read using percent-encoded relative paths in FileMiddleware

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication Single

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 1.5% (1.530% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://github.com/vapor/vapor/commit/cf1651f7ff76515593f4d8ca6e6e15d2247fe255
https://github.com/vapor/vapor/pull/2500
https://github.com/vapor/vapor/security/advisories/GHSA-vcvg-xgr8-p5gq

History

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Subscriptions

Vapor Project Vapor

Weaknesses

CWE-22

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 4, 2024, 1:08 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: GitHub_M
Published: Oct 2, 2020, 6:55 PM
Updated: Aug 4, 2024, 1:08 PM
Reserved: Jun 25, 2020, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 2:56 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Oct 2, 2020, 7:15 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 2:56 AM

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