CVE-2020-17509 Other in Apache Traffic Server
Attackers can poison the cache in Apache Traffic Server if the negative cache option is enabled, potentially serving malicious content to users.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2020-17509?
CVE-2020-17509 is a high-severity vulnerability in Apache Traffic Server, published on 11 Jan 2021. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
ATS negative cache option is vulnerable to a cache poisoning attack. If you have this option enabled, please upgrade or disable this feature. Apache Traffic Server versions 7.0.0 to 7.1.11 and 8.0.0 to 8.1.0 are affected.
Weakness: CWE-444
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-17509?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Apache Traffic Server.
How do I fix CVE-2020-17509?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Is CVE-2020-17509 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-17509 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Apache Traffic Server
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2020-17509, GHSA-wgc8-c98w-8fvh, UBUNTU-CVE-2020-17509.