Risk | High |
Patch available | YES |
Number of vulnerabilities | 1 |
CVE-ID | CVE-2020-8595 |
CWE-ID | CWE-287 |
Exploitation vector | Network |
Public exploit | N/A |
Vulnerable software Subscribe |
Istio Web applications / Other software |
Vendor | Istio |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains one high risk vulnerability.
EUVDB-ID: #VU25385
Risk: High
CVSSv3.1:
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-8595
CWE-ID:
Exploit availability:
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass authentication process.
The vulnerability exists due to an error in the Authentication Policy exact-path matching logic. A remote attacker can bypass authentication process and gain unauthorized access to HTTP paths even if they are configured to be only accessed after presenting a valid JWT token.
MitigationInstall updates from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versionsIstio: 1.3 - 1.4.3
Fixed software versionsCPE2.3 External links
http://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0477
http://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2020-8595
http://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2020-8595
http://github.com/istio/istio/commits/master
http://istio.io/news/security/
http://istio.io/news/security/istio-security-2020-001/
Q & A
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Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?