CVE-2020-13956
Exploitation likely. EPSS gives it a 9.0% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. A vendor fix is available.
What to do
The vendor has published a fix. Version details are below where the sources state them.
What it is
From the CVE record
Apache HttpClient versions prior to version 4.5.13 and 5.0.3 can misinterpret malformed authority component in request URIs passed to the library as java.net.URI object and pick the wrong target host for request execution.
In plain language
No plain-language summary for this CVE yet.
Exploitation
Where each signal puts this CVE on the scale from published to confirmed exploited.
- CISA KEV
Not in the catalog. CISA has not confirmed exploitation.
- Public exploits
No public exploit or proof of concept found in the sources we track.
- EPSS
9.0% chance of exploitation activity in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the 95th percentile of scored CVEs.
Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST.org. A probability, not a confirmation.
Lifecycle
5 events over 2031 days, from the signal feeds we watch.
- OpenVAS check added
- Patch availablerecord updated
- Publishedweakness classified
Affected products
- data integratorDatabases / db-tooling
- JD Edwards EnterpriseOne OrchestratorEnterprise Software / erp
- JD Edwards EnterpriseOne ToolsDatabases / relational
- NoSQL DatabaseDatabases / nosql
- PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleToolsEnterprise Software / itsm-monitoring
- peoplesoft enterprise pt peopletoolsEnterprise Software / erp
- Primavera UnifierEnterprise Software / itsm-monitoring
- retail customer management and segmentation foundationEnterprise Software / crm
- Red Hat Enterprise LinuxOperating Systems / linux-distro
- Jboss FuseOperating Systems / linux-distro
- Red Hat Software CollectionsOperating Systems / linux-distro
- Red Hat Single Sign-OnOperating Systems / linux-distro
- JBoss Enterprise Application PlatformOperating Systems / linux-distro
- Red Hat AMQ BrokerOperating Systems / linux-distro
- CodeReady StudioOperating Systems / linux-distro
- Red Hat Process AutomationOperating Systems / linux-distro
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Technical detail
CVSS 3.1 vector
Open in the CVSS calculatorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
Scored 5.3 by NVD.
How it is reached
- Attack Vector NetworkExploitable remotely over the network without any special conditions
- Attack Complexity LowNo special conditions — the attack can be reliably reproduced
- Privileges Required NoneNo authentication required — anyone can exploit this
- User Interaction NoneNo user interaction needed — fully automated exploitation
Scope
- Scope UnchangedImpact is limited to the vulnerable component itself
Impact if exploited
- Confidentiality NoneNo confidentiality impact
- Integrity LowData modification is possible but limited in scope or consequence
- Availability NoneNo availability impact
Weaknesses
Sources
References in the record
- lists.apache.org/thread.html/r6dab7da30f8bf075f79ee189e33b45a197502e2676481bb8787fc0d7%40%3Cdev.hc.apache.org%3E
- lists.apache.org/thread.html/rf7ca60f78f05b772cc07d27e31bcd112f9910a05caf9095e38ee150f%40%3Cdev.ranger.apache.org%3E
- lists.apache.org/thread.html/rcced7ed3237c29cd19c1e9bf465d0038b8b2e967b99fc283db7ca553%40%3Cdev.ranger.apache.org%3E
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