CVE-2020-28002 Auth bypass in n/a

Medium 5.3 Published 30 Oct 2020 Updated 4 Aug 2024

Attackers can bypass authentication via SonarScanner to create or overwrite public and private projects in SonarQube.

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-2020-28002?

CVE-2020-28002 is a medium-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in n/a, published on 30 Oct 2020. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

In SonarQube 8.4.2.36762, an external attacker can achieve authentication bypass through SonarScanner. With an empty value for the -D sonar.login option, anonymous authentication is forced. This allows creating and overwriting public and private projects via the /api/ce/submit endpoint.

Weakness: CWE-287

Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-28002?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Sonarsource Sonarqube.

How do I fix CVE-2020-28002?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-28002 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and rotate credentials and sessions that may have been exposed. More about Authentication bypass.

Is CVE-2020-28002 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-28002 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-6g65-wv5p-gc7r.