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CVE-2020-25540 (GCVE-0-2020-25540)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2020-09-14 12:22 – Updated: 2024-08-04 15:33
VLAI Shadowserver Previdian
Summary
ThinkAdmin v6 is affected by a directory traversal vulnerability. An unauthorized attacker can read arbitrarily file on a remote server via GET request encode parameter.
Severity
7.5 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CWE
  • n/a
Assigner
References
Shadowserver
Known Exploited Vulnerability - GCVE BCP-07 Compliant
KEV entry ID: 6e8a7eeb-c166-494a-8931-1f1d7cb1384e

Vulnerability ID: CVE-2020-25540

Status: Confirmed

Status Updated: 2024-07-21 15:19 UTC

Exploited: Yes

Characteristics
Severity: 75.0
Timestamps
First Seen: 2024-07-21
Asserted: 2024-07-21
Last Seen: 2024-07-21
Scope
Asset Exposure: ['internet-facing']
Notes: Affected: ThinkAdmin / ThinkAdmin | Class: other-software | Severity: High (CVSS 7.5) | IoT: no | In CISA KEV: no | Honeypot connections on 2024-07-21: 6
Evidence

Type: Honeypot

Signal: In The Wild Attempts

Confidence: 70%

Source: shadowserver

Details
1D 1
Iot no
Feed Shadowserver Foundation honeypot/exploited-vulnerabilities
Type http-scan
Class other-software
7D Avg 0
Vendor ThinkAdmin
30D Avg 0
90D Avg 0
Product ThinkAdmin
Cisa Kev no
Connections 6
Observation Date 2024-07-21
Vulnerability Class CVSS
Vulnerability Score 7.5
Vulnerability Severity High
References
Created: 2026-06-30 12:19 UTC | Updated: 2026-06-30 12:29 UTC
Previdian
Known Exploited Vulnerability - GCVE BCP-07 Compliant
KEV entry ID: d4ea1e62-f75d-4bae-aa6c-43d9bf95b525

Vulnerability ID: CVE-2020-25540

Status: Confirmed

Status Updated: 2020-09-14 12:22 UTC

Exploited: Yes

Timestamps
First Seen: 2020-09-14
Asserted: 2020-09-14
Scope
Notes: KEVIntel entry: ThinkAdmin v6 is affected by a directory traversal vulnerability. An unauthorized attacker can read arbitrarily file on a remote server via GET... | Affected: n/a / n/a | Used in malware: unknown | Not yet in CISA KEV: True
Evidence

Type: Public Report

Signal: Successful Exploitation

Confidence: 70%

Source: kevintel

Details
Feed KEVIntel (kevintel.com)
Title ThinkAdmin v6 is affected by a directory traversal vulnerability. An unauthorized attacker can read arbitrarily file on a remote server via GET...
Vendor n/a
Product n/a
Added Date 2020-09-14T12:22:40.000Z
Cvss Score None
Epss Score None
Cvss Severity None
Epss Percentile None
Used In Malware unknown
Ahead Of Cisa Kev None
Not Yet In Cisa Kev True
References
Created: 2026-06-23 14:06 UTC | Updated: 2026-07-10 06:14 UTC
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