CVE-2020-37041

OpenCTI 3.3.1 is vulnerable to a directory traversal attack via the static/css endpoint. An unauthenticated attacker can read arbitrary files from the filesystem by sending crafted GET requests with path traversal sequences (e.g., '../') in the URL. For example, requesting /static/css//../../../../../../../../etc/passwd returns the contents of /etc/passwd. This vulnerability was discovered by Raif Berkay Dincel and confirmed on Linux Mint and Windows 10.

CVSS v3 7.5 HIGH

7.5^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact NONE

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://github.com/OpenCTI-Platform/opencti	Product
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/48595	Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://www.opencti.io/	Product
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/opencti-directory-traversal	Broken Link

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:citeum:opencti:3.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2026-01-30 23:16

Updated : 2026-02-13 17:56

NVD link : CVE-2020-37041

Mitre link : CVE-2020-37041

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2020-37041

JSON object : View

Products Affected

citeum

opencti

CWE

CWE-22

Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

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