Path Traversal in aahframe.work
Priority LOW 35CWE-22Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-22 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
Due to improper sanitization of user input, HTTPEngine.Handle allows for directory traversal, allowing an attacker to read files outside of the target directory that the server has permission to read.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.0124 69th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed aahframe.work (aahframe.work): 0.12.4github.com/go-aah/aah (Go): 0.12.4+1 more product
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| aahframe.work | aahframe.work | before 0.12.4 | 0.12.4 | Patch available | CNA |
| — | github.com/go-aah/aah (Go) | before 0.12.4 | 0.12.4 | Patch available | GHSA-vp56-r7qv-783v |
| — | aahframe.work (Go) | before 0.12.4 | 0.12.4 | Patch available | GHSA-vp56-r7qv-783v |
- aahframe.work Vendoraahframe.work Affected before 0.12.4 Fixed in 0.12.4 Patch available CNA
- github.com/go-aah/aah (Go) Vendor— Affected before 0.12.4 Fixed in 0.12.4 Patch available GHSA-vp56-r7qv-783v
- aahframe.work (Go) Vendor— Affected before 0.12.4 Fixed in 0.12.4 Patch available GHSA-vp56-r7qv-783v
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:aahframework:aah:*:*:*:*:*:go:*:* | before 0.12.4 | Vulnerable | aahframe.work |
- cpe:2.3:a:aahframework:aah:*:*:*:*:*:go:*:* Versions before 0.12.4 Vulnerable ·aahframe.work
Remediation
- Fix · CNA aahframe.work (aahframe.work) Fixed in 0.12.4
- Fix · GHSA-vp56-r7qv-783v github.com/go-aah/aah (Go) Fixed in 0.12.4 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-vp56-r7qv-783v aahframe.work (Go) Fixed in 0.12.4 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-36559
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-vp56-r7qv-783v
References
Sources
- CVE-2020-36559 · CVE Program
- CVE-2020-36559 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-vp56-r7qv-783v · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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