CVE-2020-13615 Security feature bypass in n/a
Medium 5.9
Published
Updated
Check this codebase for CVE-2020-13615 and fix it if it is affected.
What it is: CVE-2020-13615 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 26 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-2020-13615 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-2020-13615/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-13615/index.md)
Qore library fails to verify X.509 hostnames, allowing attackers to bypass TLS certificate validation and potentially intercept traffic.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2020-13615?
CVE-2020-13615 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 26 May 2020. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
lib/QoreSocket.cpp in Qore before 0.9.4.2 lacks hostname verification for X.509 certificates.
Weakness: CWE-295
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-13615?
It affects 1 product.
Linux distribution packages (1)
qore openSUSE:Tumbleweed | All versions | 0.9.15-1.2 |
Products include Qore Qore.
How do I fix CVE-2020-13615?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Is CVE-2020-13615 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-13615 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-5px9-2h47-x2hw, openSUSE-SU-2024:11288-1.