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Type: advisorySources: OSVCVE: CVE-2020-36559

Due to improper sanitization of user input, HTTPEngine.Handle allows for directory traversal, allowing an attacker to read files outside of the target directory that the server has permission to read.

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31 Oct 2026, 11:28 UTC · Revision 1

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CVE-2020-36559

core-osv · Original source

Published 27 Dec 2022, 22:15 UTC

Due to improper sanitization of user input, HTTPEngine.Handle allows for directory traversal, allowing an attacker to read files outside of the target directory that the server has permission to read.

osv:CVE-2020-36559
Complete source record
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