# CVE-2020-36125: Missing authorization in n/a

> An authenticated attacker can bypass password revalidation for sensitive operations by directly accessing specific endpoints in PAXSTORE.

- **Severity:** High 7.1 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 7 May 2021
- **Updated:** 4 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-4wq7-9v8p-8rmc

## What is CVE-2020-36125?

CVE-2020-36125 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in n/a, published on 7 May 2021. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Pax Technology PAXSTORE v7.0.8_20200511171508 and lower is affected by incorrect access control where password revalidation in sensitive operations can be bypassed remotely by an authenticated attacker through requesting the endpoint directly.

Weakness: CWE-306 (Missing Authentication for Critical Functionality)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-36125?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Paxtechnology Paxstore.

## How do I fix CVE-2020-36125?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-36125 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2020-36125 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-36125 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2020-36128](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-36128/): Auth bypass in n/a (high 8.2)
- [CVE-2020-36126](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-36126/): Missing authorization in n/a (high 8.1)
- [CVE-2020-36124](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-36124/): XML external entity in n/a (medium 6.5)
- [CVE-2020-36127](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-36127/): Information disclosure in n/a (medium 6.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2020-36125 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2020-36125 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in n/a, published on 7 May 2021. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-36125 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-2020-36125/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-36125/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-36125
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-36125
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2020-36125

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-36125/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.