CVE-2020-8890 Race condition in n/a

Medium 5.9 Published Updated

Attackers can bypass brute-force protection in MISP by exploiting time skew between web and database servers, allowing continued invalid requests.

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-2020-8890?

CVE-2020-8890 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Misp-Project Misp, published on 11 Feb 2020. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

An issue was discovered in MISP before 2.4.121. It mishandled time skew (between the machine hosting the web server and the machine hosting the database) when trying to block a brute-force series of invalid requests.

Weakness: CWE-367

Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-8890?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Misp-Project Misp.

How do I fix CVE-2020-8890?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-8890 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2020-8890 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-8890 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Misp-Project Misp vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-826p-jrw2-fvw7.

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