CVE-2020-12627 Hardcoded credentials in n/a
Critical 9.8
Published
Updated
Check this codebase for CVE-2020-12627 and fix it if it is affected.
What it is: CVE-2020-12627 is a critical vulnerability in n/a, published on 4 May 2020. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-12627 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Affected product: n/a. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.
Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.
Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-12627/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-12627/index.md)
Attackers can bypass authentication in Calibre-Web due to a hardcoded secret key, gaining unauthorized access to the application.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2020-12627?
CVE-2020-12627 is a critical vulnerability in n/a, published on 4 May 2020. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Calibre-Web 0.6.6 allows authentication bypass because of the 'A0Zr98j/3yX R~XHH!jmN]LWX/,?RT' hardcoded secret key.
Weakness: CWE-798
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-12627?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Janeczku Calibre-Web.
How do I fix CVE-2020-12627?
No fix has been published for CVE-2020-12627 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2020-12627 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-12627 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
- CVE-2022-30765 SQL injection in calibreweb
- CVE-2022-0990 Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) in janeczku/calibre-web
- CVE-2022-0767 Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) in janeczku/calibre-web
- CVE-2022-0939 Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) in janeczku/calibre-web
- CVE-2021-25965 Calibre-web - Admin Account Takeover via Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)
Sources
Also known as GHSA-9q6c-4f46-hgf2.