Authentication Bypass Vulnerability in Caldera by MITRE
CVE-2020-10807

5.3MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor

Mitre

Status
Caldera
Vendor
CVE Published:
22 March 2020

What is CVE-2020-10807?

The vulnerability in Caldera allows attackers to bypass authentication mechanisms by exploiting a malformed 'localhost' string in the HTTP Host header. This flaw affects REST API requests, potentially granting unauthorized access to sensitive functionalities of the application. Users of Caldera versions prior to 2.6.5 are at risk, making it critical to upgrade to the latest version to secure against this issue.

References

https://github.com/mitre/caldera/issues/1405
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https://github.com/mitre/caldera/pull/1407
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https://github.com/mitre/caldera/compare/2.6.4...2.6.5
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CVSS V3.1

Score:
5.3
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
Low
Integrity:
None
Availability:
Low
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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