# CVE-2020-8688: Denial of service in Intel(R) RAID Web Console 3 for Windows* Advisory

> An unauthenticated attacker can cause a denial of service in Intel RAID Web Console 3 via improper input validation.

- **Severity:** High 7.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/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:** 13 Aug 2020
- **Updated:** 4 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-4gg7-vhw4-f6v4

## What is CVE-2020-8688?

CVE-2020-8688 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in Intel(R) RAID Web Console 3 for Windows* Advisory, published on 13 Aug 2020. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Improper input validation in the Intel(R) RAID Web Console 3 for Windows* may allow an unauthenticated user to potentially enable denial of service via network access.

Weakness: CWE-20 (Improper Input Validation)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-8688?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Intel Raid Web Console 3.

## How do I fix CVE-2020-8688?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-8688 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2020-8688 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-8688 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Intel(R) RAID Web Console 3 for Windows* Advisory

- [CVE-2019-11119](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-11119/): Auth bypass in Intel(R) RAID Web Console 3 for Windows* (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2020-0564](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-0564/): Privilege escalation in Intel® RAID Web Console 3 (RWC3) for Windows (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2019-14601](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-14601/): Privilege escalation in Intel(R) RWC 3 for Windows (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2018-3699](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-3699/): Cross-site scripting in Intel RAID Web Console v3 (medium 6.1)
- [CVE-2018-3696](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-3696/): Auth bypass in Intel RAID Web Console v3 for Windows (medium 5.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2020-8688 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2020-8688 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in Intel(R) RAID Web Console 3 for Windows* Advisory, published on 13 Aug 2020. 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-2020-8688 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Intel(R) RAID Web Console 3 for Windows* Advisory. 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-2020-8688/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-8688/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-8688
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-8688
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2020-8688

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