CVE-2020-36939
Cassandra Web 0.5.0 contains a directory traversal vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to read arbitrary files by manipulating path traversal parameters. Attackers can exploit the disabled Rack::Protection module to read sensitive system files like /etc/passwd and retrieve Apache Cassandra database credentials.
- Affected products
- Apache Cassandra, Cassandra Web
- CVSS 4.0
- 8.7 HIGH
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 HIGH
- EPSS
- 2.5% (83th percentile)
- Weakness
- CWE-22
- NVD status
- Deferred
- Published
- 2026-01-27
CVE-2020-36939 at NVD
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