CVE-2020-29050

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    CVE-2020-29050

    Published: 10 Jan 2022Last Modified: 16 Apr 2026

    Summary:

    Details: SphinxSearch in Sphinx Technologies Sphinx through 3.1.1 allows directory traversal (in conjunction with CVE-2019-14511) because the mysql client can be used for CALL SNIPPETS and load_file operations on a full pathname (e.g., a file in the /etc directory). NOTE: this is unrelated to CMUSphinx.

    References: https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/01/msg00009.html, https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2020-29050, https://blog.wirhabenstil.de/2019/08/19/sphinxsearch-0-0-0-09306-cve-2019-14511/

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    Events:

    Introduced- None
    Fixed -None

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    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
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    User Interaction
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    Scope
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    Confidentiality
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    Integrity
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    Availability
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    High
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