FKIE_CVE-2020-36909

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2026-01-06 16:15 - Updated: 2026-06-17 03:16
Severity
6.5 (Medium) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
8.8 (High) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Summary
SnapGear Management Console SG560 3.1.5 contains a file manipulation vulnerability that allows authenticated users to read, write, and delete files using the edit_config_files CGI script. Attackers can manipulate POST request parameters in /cgi-bin/cgix/edit_config_files to access and modify files outside the intended /etc/config/ directory.
References
disclosure@vulncheck.comhttps://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/182960Third Party Advisory
disclosure@vulncheck.comhttps://packetstorm.news/files/id/157939Exploit, Third Party Advisory
disclosure@vulncheck.comhttps://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/48556Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
disclosure@vulncheck.comhttps://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/secure-computing-snapgear-management-console-sg-arbitrary-file-readwriteThird Party Advisory
disclosure@vulncheck.comhttps://www.zeroscience.mk/en/vulnerabilities/ZSL-2020-5568.phpExploit, Third Party Advisory
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
securecomputing snapgear_sg560_firmware 3.1.5
securecomputing snapgear_sg560 -
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