CVE-2020-27730 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

In versions 3.0.0-3.9.0, 2.0.0-2.9.0, and 1.0.1, the NGINX Controller Agent does not use absolute paths when calling system utilities.

Published: 2020-12-11

Score: 9.8 Critical

EPSS: 1.7% 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

NGINX Controller

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`3.0.0-3.9.0, 2.0.0-2.9.0, 1.0.1`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:f5:nginx_controller::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:f5:nginx_controller::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:f5:nginx_controller:1.0.1:::::::*

Configuration 2 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:netapp:cloud_backup:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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No data available yet.

Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2020-20234	In versions 3.0.0-3.9.0, 2.0.0-2.9.0, and 1.0.1, the NGINX Controller Agent does not use absolute paths when calling system utilities.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.01693.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210115-0004/
https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K43530108

History

No history.

Subscriptions

F5 Nginx Controller

Netapp Cloud Backup

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: f5

Published: 2020-12-11T19:03:21.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-04T16:18:45.601Z

Reserved: 2020-10-26T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2020-27730

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2020-12-11T20:15:16.643

Modified: 2026-06-17T03:09:32.313

Link: CVE-2020-27730

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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