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CVE-2020-12851

Pydio Cells 2.0.4 allows an authenticated user to write or overwrite existing files in another...

8.1 High

Pydio Cells 2.0.4 allows an authenticated user to write or overwrite existing files in another user’s personal and cells folders (repositories) by uploading a custom generated ZIP file and leveraging the file extraction feature present in the web application. The extracted files will be placed in the targeted user folders.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges needed
Low
User interaction
None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
None

Exploit likelihood

1.45%Up 0.6 points since Apr 14, 2021
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 8.1

Pydio Cells 2.0.4 allows an authenticated user to write or overwrite existing files in another user’s personal and cells folders (repositories) by uploading a custom generated ZIP file and leveraging the file extraction feature present in the web application. The extracted files will be placed in the targeted user folders.

Record
CVE-2020-12851
CVSS 3.1
8.1 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
CVSS 2.0
5.5 MediumAV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:N
Weakness
CWE-22
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

Pydio Cells 2.0.4 allows an authenticated user to write or overwrite existing files in another user’s personal and cells folders (repositories) by uploading a custom generated ZIP file and leveraging the file extraction feature present in the web application. The extracted files will be placed in the targeted user folders.

Record
CVE-2020-12851
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2020-5133 No score

Pydio Cells 2.0.4 allows an authenticated user to write or overwrite existing files in another user’s personal and cells folders (repositories) by uploading a custom generated ZIP file and leveraging the file extraction feature present in the web application. The extracted files will be placed in the targeted user folders.

Record
EUVD-2020-5133
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-454v-7vh4-hcxm No score

Pydio Cells 2.0.4 allows an authenticated user to write or overwrite existing files in another...

Pydio Cells 2.0.4 allows an authenticated user to write or overwrite existing files in another user’s personal and cells folders (repositories) by uploading a custom generated ZIP file and leveraging the file extraction feature present in the web application. The extracted files will be placed in the targeted user folders.

Record
GHSA-454v-7vh4-hcxm
Weakness
CWE-200
Updated
2026-11-02
OSV 8.1

Pydio Cells 2.0.4 allows an authenticated user to write or overwrite existing files in another user’s personal and cells folders (repositories) by uploading a custom generated ZIP file and leveraging the file extraction feature present in the web application. The extracted files will be placed in the targeted user folders.

Record
CVE-2020-12851
CVSS 3.1
8.1 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

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In short

CVE-2020-12851 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.1) in Pydio Cells, published June 4, 2020. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.45%, the 73rd percentile. No source names a fixed version.

References

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