CVE-2018-20092 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

PTC ThingWorx Platform through 8.3.0 is vulnerable to a directory traversal attack on ZIP files via a POST request.

Published: 2018-12-17

Score: 7.5 High

EPSS: 2.2% Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:ptc:thingworx_platform:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 2 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:ptc:thingworx_platform:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 3 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:ptc:thingworx_platform:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 4 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:ptc:thingworx_platform:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 5 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:ptc:thingworx_platform:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 6 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:ptc:thingworx_platform:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 7 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:ptc:thingworx_platform:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 8 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:ptc:thingworx_platform:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 9 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:ptc:thingworx_platform:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 10 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:ptc:thingworx_platform:8.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2018-12667	PTC ThingWorx Platform through 8.3.0 is vulnerable to a directory traversal attack on ZIP files via a POST request.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.02181.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://www.doyler.net/security-not-included/ptc-thingworx-vulnerability
https://www.ptc.com/en/documents/security/coordinated-vulnerability-disclosure/security-vulnerabilities

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Ptc Thingworx Platform

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2018-12-17T18:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-05T11:51:18.954Z

Reserved: 2018-12-12T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2018-20092

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2018-12-17T19:29:02.750

Modified: 2026-06-17T01:52:16.077

Link: CVE-2018-20092

Redhat

No data.

OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-22
Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

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