CVE-2020-11431 — The documentation component in i-net Clear Reports 16
The documentation component in i-net Clear Reports 16.0 to 19.2, HelpDesk 8.0 to 8.3, and PDFC 4.3 to 6.2 allows a remote unauthenticated attacker to read arbitrary system files and directories on the target server via Directory Traversal.
Published
2020-05-07T16:09:10.000Z
Last modified
2024-08-04T11:28:13.888Z
01What is this vulnerability?
The documentation component in i-net Clear Reports 16.0 to 19.2, HelpDesk 8.0 to 8.3, and PDFC 4.3 to 6.2 allows a remote unauthenticated attacker to read arbitrary system files and directories on the target server via Directory Traversal.
02Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|
| n | a / n/a | n/a |
03Active exploitation status
Not currently listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. EPSS is the best forward-looking signal — see the EPSS row above.
04Recommended remediation
- Patch to a fixed version listed in the vendor advisory (see references below).
- Mitigate with WAF rules, network egress filters, or feature flags where the patch is not yet available.
- Hunt historical logs for exploitation indicators — see Detection signatures below.
05Technical details
For the full vendor write-up, exploit chains, and reference implementations, see the references list in section 09.
06Detection signatures
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07Related CVEs
No directly-cited follow-up CVEs in the KB record for this advisory. The references list in section 09 carries the vendor cross-references.
08Timeline
- Published: 2020-05-07T16:09:10.000Z
- Last modified: 2024-08-04T11:28:13.888Z
09References
- www.inetsoftware.de — https://www.inetsoftware.de/documentation/clear-reports/release-notes/releases/c…
- www.inetsoftware.de — https://www.inetsoftware.de/support/news/i-net-clear-reports-security-advisory-2…
- www.inetsoftware.de — https://www.inetsoftware.de/support/news/i-net-pdfc-security-advisory-2020-apr-0…
- www.inetsoftware.de — https://www.inetsoftware.de/support/news/i-net-helpdesk-sicherheitsankuendigung-…
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