Input validation error in url-parse - CVE-2020-8124
Published: March 29, 2023
Vulnerability identifier: #VU74174
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 6.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-8124
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass implemented security restrictions.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted input to the application and bypass security checks.
Affected software
url-parse
Ubuntu
node-url-parse (Ubuntu package)
kiali (Red Hat package)
jaeger (Red Hat package)
IBM Planning Analytics Workspace
Ubuntu
node-url-parse (Ubuntu package)
kiali (Red Hat package)
jaeger (Red Hat package)
IBM Planning Analytics Workspace
How to mitigate CVE-2020-8124
Install updates from vendor's website.
url-parse - update to 1.4.5
node-url-parse (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions Ubuntu Pro, 1.2.0-1ubuntu0.1, 1.4.7-3ubuntu0.1
kiali (Red Hat package) - update to v1.0.10.redhat1-1.el7
jaeger (Red Hat package) - update to v1.13.1.redhat6-1.el7
IBM Planning Analytics Workspace - update to 2.0.93
node-url-parse (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions Ubuntu Pro, 1.2.0-1ubuntu0.1, 1.4.7-3ubuntu0.1
kiali (Red Hat package) - update to v1.0.10.redhat1-1.el7
jaeger (Red Hat package) - update to v1.13.1.redhat6-1.el7
IBM Planning Analytics Workspace - update to 2.0.93