CVE-2020-12286 Missing authorization in n/a

Medium 4.3 Published 28 Apr 2020 Updated 4 Aug 2024

Attackers with limited tenant scope can view server tasks belonging to other tenants due to improper permission scoping in Octopus Deploy.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Any signed-in user
Attackable: Over the internet
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2020-12286?

CVE-2020-12286 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in n/a, published on 28 Apr 2020. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

In Octopus Deploy before 2019.12.9 and 2020 before 2020.1.12, the TaskView permission is not scoped to any dimension. For example, a scoped user who is scoped to only one tenant can view server tasks scoped to any other tenant.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-12286?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Octopus Octopus Deploy.

How do I fix CVE-2020-12286?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-12286 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.

Is CVE-2020-12286 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-12286 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-rc37-f48c-29w9.