CVE-2020-29050
mediumpriority · track · 31EPSS 0.022 · 82 %ileEURUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
SphinxSearch in Sphinx Technologies Sphinx through 3.1.1 allows directory traversal (in conjunction with CVE-2019-14511) because the mysql client can be used for CALL SNIPPETS and load_file operations on a full pathname (e.g., a file in the /etc directory). NOTE: this is unrelated to CMUSphinx.
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–critical · 5–9.1
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affected products (6)
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references (15)
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- https://blog.wirhabenstil.de/2019/08/19/sphinxsearch-0-0-0-09306-cve-2019-14511/cnnvd
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/01/msg00009.htmlcnnvd
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-29050cnnvd
- https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/169207/Debian-Security-Advisory-5036-1.htmlcnnvd
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2020-29050cnnvd
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/sphinxsearchPatchcnnvd
- https://vigilance.fr/vulnerability/Sphinx-file-reading-via-Configuration-Option-37181cnnvd
- https://www.auscert.org.au/bulletins/ESB-2022.0074cnnvd
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