CVE-2016-20023 (GCVE-0-2016-20023)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-12-05 00:00 – Updated: 2025-12-05 17:20
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Summary
In CKSource CKFinder before 2.5.0.1 for ASP.NET, authenticated users could download any file from the server if the correct path to a file was provided.
Severity
5 (Medium)
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2025-12-05 17:06 UTC
CWE
- CWE-23 - Relative Path Traversal
Assigner
References
2 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://download.cksource.com/CKFinder/CKFinder%2… | |
| https://ckeditor.com/ckfinder/release-notes/ | release-notes |
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