VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2010-3842

CVSS score5.8 MEDIUM
EPSS probability1.71%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2010-10-28
Last modified2026-06-16
CVSS vectorAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P

Description

Absolute path traversal vulnerability in curl 7.20.0 through 7.21.1, when the --remote-header-name or -J option is used, allows remote servers to create or overwrite arbitrary files by using \ (backslash) as a separator of path components within the Content-disposition HTTP header.

Weakness classification

  • CWE-22: Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

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