Risk | Medium |
Patch available | YES |
Number of vulnerabilities | 1 |
CVE-ID | CVE-2020-4045 |
CWE-ID | CWE-200 |
Exploitation vector | Network |
Public exploit | N/A |
Vulnerable software Subscribe |
ssb-server Server applications / Database software ssb-db Web applications / Modules and components for CMS |
Vendor | Secure Scuttlebutt Consortium |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains one medium risk vulnerability.
EUVDB-ID: #VU29123
Risk: Medium
CVSSv3.1: 6.5 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-4045
CWE-ID:
CWE-200 - Information exposure
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to potentially sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to excessive data output by the application in the "get()" method. A remote attacker can gain unauthorized access to sensitive information on the system.
Note: This only affects peers who also have private messages, and is only known to be exploitable if you're also running in SSB-Server.
MitigationInstall updates from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versionsssb-server: 16.0.0
ssb-db: 20.0.0
External linkshttp://github.com/ssbc/ssb-db/commit/43334d0871c9cc6220e0f6d6338499060f7761d4
http://github.com/ssbc/ssb-db/security/advisories/GHSA-mpgr-2cx9-327h
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
How the attacker can exploit this vulnerability?
The attacker would have to send a specially crafted request to the affected application in order to exploit this vulnerability.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.