CVE-2020-36193

PEAR Archive_Tar Improper Link Resolution Vulnerability
70.6%
EPSS
99%
Percentile
Yes
Known exploited
0
APAC news · 90d
Summary

PEAR Archive_Tar Tar.php allows write operations with directory traversal due to inadequate checking of symbolic links. PEAR stands for PHP Extension and Application Repository and it is an open-source framework and distribution system for reusable PHP components with known usage in third-party products such as Drupal Core and Red Hat Linux.

Vendor
PEAR
Product
Archive_Tar
Added to KEV
Aug 25, 2022
Remediation due
Sep 15, 2022 (US federal deadline)
Ransomware use
Not known
Weakness
CWE-22, CWE-59
EPSS
70.6% as of Nov 12
In the news
  • No Asia-Pacific article names this CVE yet.
Linked
Actors named alongside it:
none
Incidents exploiting it:
  • none recorded