AEGLIX vulnerability intelligence
CVE-2020-36193
HIGH · CVSS 7.5 · Analyzed
Published: 2021-01-18 · Updated: 2026-06-17 · Source: NVD
Vulnerability overview
Tar.php in Archive_Tar through 1.4.11 allows write operations with Directory Traversal due to inadequate checking of symbolic links, a related issue to CVE-2020-28948.
Severity and scoring
- CVSS score
- 7.5 · HIGH
- CVSS version
- 3.1
- CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
- Weaknesses
- CWE-22, CWE-59
CVSS measures technical severity; it does not establish whether this vulnerability is being exploited in your environment.
Known exploitation and remediation
Listed in CISA’s Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.
- Affected product
- PEAR · Archive_Tar
- Added to catalog
- 2022-08-25
- Required action
- Apply updates per vendor instructions.
- CISA remediation due date
- 2022-09-15
CISA deadlines apply to the organizations covered by its directives. Confirm your own remediation requirements.
Verify affected versions and patch availability in the vendor advisory before making changes.
Affected products and versions
cpe:2.3:a:php:archive_tar:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Through (inclusive): 1.4.11
cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:32:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:33:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:34:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:35:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
From (inclusive): 7.0
Before (exclusive): 7.78
cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
From (inclusive): 8.9.0
Before (exclusive): 8.9.13
cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
From (inclusive): 9.0.0
Before (exclusive): 9.0.11
cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
From (inclusive): 9.1.0
Before (exclusive): 9.1.3
These are NVD CPE applicability entries. Some products depend on configuration conditions; consult the official record to confirm applicability.
Advisories and references
- https://github.com/pear/Archive_Tar/commit/cde460582ff389404b5b3ccb59374e9b389de916
Patch
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/01/msg00018.html
Mailing List · Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/04/msg00007.html
Mailing List · Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/42GPGVVFTLJYAKRI75IVB5R45NYQGEUR/
Broken Link
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/FOZNK4FIIV7FSFCJNNFWMJZTTV7NFJV2/
Broken Link
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/VJQQYDAOWHD6RDITDRPHFW7WY6BS3V5N/
Broken Link
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/YKD5WEFA4WT6AVTMRAYBNXZNLWZHM7FH/
Broken Link
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202101-23
Third Party Advisory
- https://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-4894
Third Party Advisory
- https://www.drupal.org/sa-core-2021-001
Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/pear/Archive_Tar/commit/cde460582ff389404b5b3ccb59374e9b389de916
Patch
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/01/msg00018.html
Mailing List · Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/04/msg00007.html
Mailing List · Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/42GPGVVFTLJYAKRI75IVB5R45NYQGEUR/
Broken Link
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/FOZNK4FIIV7FSFCJNNFWMJZTTV7NFJV2/
Broken Link
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/VJQQYDAOWHD6RDITDRPHFW7WY6BS3V5N/
Broken Link
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/YKD5WEFA4WT6AVTMRAYBNXZNLWZHM7FH/
Broken Link
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202101-23
Third Party Advisory
- https://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-4894
Third Party Advisory
- https://www.drupal.org/sa-core-2021-001
Third Party Advisory
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2020-36193
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