CVE-2020-13450
A directory traversal vulnerability in file upload function of Gotenberg through 6.2.1 allows an...
A directory traversal vulnerability in file upload function of Gotenberg through 6.2.1 allows an attacker to upload and overwrite any writable files outside the intended folder. This can lead to DoS, a change to program behavior, or code execution.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
A directory traversal vulnerability in file upload function of Gotenberg through 6.2.1 allows an attacker to upload and overwrite any writable files outside the intended folder. This can lead to DoS, a change to program behavior, or code execution.
- Record
CVE-2020-13450- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-22
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
A directory traversal vulnerability in file upload function of Gotenberg through 6.2.1 allows an attacker to upload and overwrite any writable files outside the intended folder. This can lead to DoS, a change to program behavior, or code execution.
- Record
CVE-2020-13450- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2020-5703 No score
A directory traversal vulnerability in file upload function of Gotenberg through 6.2.1 allows an attacker to upload and overwrite any writable files outside the intended folder. This can lead to DoS, a change to program behavior, or code execution.
- Record
EUVD-2020-5703- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-rcq3-m33j-rj5c No score
A directory traversal vulnerability in file upload function of Gotenberg through 6.2.1 allows an...
A directory traversal vulnerability in file upload function of Gotenberg through 6.2.1 allows an attacker to upload and overwrite any writable files outside the intended folder. This can lead to DoS, a change to program behavior, or code execution.
- Record
GHSA-rcq3-m33j-rj5c- Weakness
- CWE-22
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
A directory traversal vulnerability in file upload function of Gotenberg through 6.2.1 allows an attacker to upload and overwrite any writable files outside the intended folder. This can lead to DoS, a change to program behavior, or code execution.
- Record
CVE-2020-13450- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2020-13450 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) in Thecodingmachine Gotenberg, published January 7, 2021. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 5.83%, the 93rd percentile. No source names a fixed version.