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    CVE-2020-8172

    TLS session reuse can lead to host certificate verification bypass in node version < 12.18.0 and < 14.4.0.

    Published:Jun 2, 2020
    Last Modified:Nov 21, 2024
    EPS:Jun 8, 2020
    EPSS Score:0.01183
    CVSS Score:7.4

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Nodejs
    Product
    Node.js
    Vendor
    Oracle
    Product
    Banking Extensibility Workbench
    Vendor
    Oracle
    Product
    Blockchain Platform
    Vendor
    Oracle
    Product
    Graalvm
    Vendor
    Oracle
    Product
    Mysql Cluster
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Enterprise Linux
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Rhel Eus
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Rhel Software Collections

    Exploits

    https://hackerone.com/reports/811502https://hackerone.com/reports/811502

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    CAPEC-1 Accessing Functionality Not Properly Constrained by ACLs
    CAPEC-104 Cross Zone Scripting
    CAPEC-127 Directory Indexing
    CAPEC-13 Subverting Environment Variable Values
    CAPEC-17 Using Malicious Files
    CAPEC-39 Manipulating Opaque Client-based Data Tokens
    CAPEC-402 Bypassing ATA Password Security
    CAPEC-45 Buffer Overflow via Symbolic Links
    CAPEC-459 Creating a Rogue Certification Authority Certificate
    CAPEC-475 Signature Spoofing by Improper Validation
    CAPEC-5 Blue Boxing
    CAPEC-51 Poison Web Service Registry
    CAPEC-59 Session Credential Falsification through Prediction
    CAPEC-60 Reusing Session IDs (aka Session Replay)
    CAPEC-647 Collect Data from Registries
    CAPEC-668 Key Negotiation of Bluetooth Attack (KNOB)
    CAPEC-76 Manipulating Web Input to File System Calls
    CAPEC-77 Manipulating User-Controlled Variables
    CAPEC-87 Forceful Browsing

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    References

    https://hackerone.com/reports/811502
    https://nodejs.org/en/blog/vulnerability/june-2020-security-releases/
    https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202101-07
    https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20200625-0002/
    https://www.oracle.com//security-alerts/cpujul2021.html
    https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2022.html
    https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2021.html
    https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2020.html
    https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2020.html
    https://hackerone.com/reports/811502
    https://nodejs.org/en/blog/vulnerability/june-2020-security-releases/
    https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202101-07
    https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20200625-0002/
    https://www.oracle.com//security-alerts/cpujul2021.html
    https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2022.html
    https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2021.html
    https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2020.html
    https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2020.html

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High