# CVE-2020-20466: Missing authorization in n/a

> Remote attackers can modify any user's password via an unauthorized access vulnerability in the password edit script.

- **Severity:** Critical 9.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 21 Jun 2021
- **Updated:** 4 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-rhwc-rrw6-52mq

## What is CVE-2020-20466?

CVE-2020-20466 is a critical missing authorization vulnerability in n/a, published on 21 Jun 2021. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

White Shark System (WSS) 1.3.2 is vulnerable to unauthorized access via user_edit_password.php, remote attackers can modify the password of any user.

Weakness: CWE-863 (Incorrect Authorization)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-20466?

It affects 1 product.


Products: White Shark Systems Project White Shark Systems.

## How do I fix CVE-2020-20466?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-20466 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2020-20466 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-20466 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2020-20471](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-20471/): Auth bypass in n/a (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2020-20469](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-20469/): SQL injection in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2020-20473](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-20473/): SQL injection in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2020-20474](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-20474/): SQL injection in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2020-20467](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-20467/): Missing authorization in n/a (medium 6.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2020-20466 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2020-20466 is a critical missing authorization vulnerability in n/a, published on 21 Jun 2021. 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-2020-20466 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-2020-20466/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-20466/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-20466
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-20466
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2020-20466

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-20466/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.