CVE-2020-8953 Auth bypass in n/a

What is CVE-2020-8953?

CVE-2020-8953 is a critical authentication bypass vulnerability in n/a, published on 13 Feb 2020. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

OpenVPN Access Server 2.8.x before 2.8.1 allows LDAP authentication bypass (except when a user is enrolled in two-factor authentication).

Weakness: CWE-287

Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-8953?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Openvpn Openvpn Access Server.

How do I fix CVE-2020-8953?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-8953 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-2020-8953 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-8953 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Other vulnerabilities in n/a

• CVE-2021-4234 Denial of service in OpenVPN Access Server High 7.5
• CVE-2022-33737 Information disclosure in OpenVPN Access Server High 7.5
• CVE-2022-33738 Weak cryptography in OpenVPN Access Server High 7.5
• CVE-2020-36382 Denial of service in OpenVPN Access Server High 7.5
• CVE-2020-15074 Security feature bypass in OpenVPN Access Server High 7.5

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
• How this page is made

Also known as GHSA-2x46-5pjx-vpjx.