CVE-2020-16197 Missing authorization in n/a
Authorized users can bypass scope validation to access unauthorized certificates and metadata 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-2020-16197?
CVE-2020-16197 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Octopus Octopus Server, published on 25 Aug 2020. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
An issue was discovered in Octopus Deploy 3.4. A deployment target can be configured with an Account or Certificate that is outside the scope of the deployment target. An authorised user can potentially use a certificate that they are not in scope to use. An authorised user is also able to obtain certificate metadata by associating a certificate with certain resources that should fail scope validation.
Weakness: CWE-295
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-16197?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Octopus Octopus Server, Octopus Server.
How do I fix CVE-2020-16197?
No fix has been published for CVE-2020-16197 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-2020-16197 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-16197 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Octopus Octopus Server
Sources
Also known as GHSA-w4vm-8m9w-5qwm.