Description
Tar.php in Archive_Tar through 1.4.11 allows write operations with Directory Traversal due to inadequate checking of symbolic links, a related issue to CVE-2020-28948.
Published: 2021-01-18
Score: 7.5 High
EPSS: 71.1% High
KEV: Yes
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Remediation

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Advisories
Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-2530-1 drupal7 security update
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-2621-1 php-pear security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-4894-1 php-pear security update
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-rpw6-9xfx-jvcx Directory Traversal in Archive_Tar
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-4723-1 PEAR vulnerability
History

Wed, 22 Oct 2025 00:30:00 +0000


Tue, 21 Oct 2025 20:30:00 +0000


Tue, 21 Oct 2025 19:30:00 +0000


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Metrics kev

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ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'active', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Wed, 14 Aug 2024 01:00:00 +0000

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Debian Debian Linux
Drupal Drupal
Fedoraproject Fedora
Php Archive Tar
Redhat Enterprise Linux Rhel Eus
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2025-10-21T23:35:29.738Z

Reserved: 2021-01-18T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2020-36193

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-04T17:23:09.546Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2021-01-18T20:15:12.667

Modified: 2025-11-07T22:03:02.670

Link: CVE-2020-36193

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2021-01-27T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2020-36193 - Bugzilla

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Weaknesses