Improper Output Neutralization for Logs in OSSEC - CVE-2020-8445
Published: January 6, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU102310
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-8445
CWE-ID: CWE-117
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: OSSEC Project
Affected software:
OSSEC
OSSEC
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to tamper with log files.
The vulnerability exists due to insecure processing of the newline character. A remote attacker can inject nested events into the ossec log and obfuscate data.
How to mitigate CVE-2020-8445
Install updates from vendor's website.