CVE-2020-8986 Auth bypass in n/a

Critical 9.8 Published Updated

An attacker can gain administrative access to ZendTo by exploiting a session cookie validation flaw through brute-force 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-2020-8986?

CVE-2020-8986 is a critical authentication bypass vulnerability in n/a, published on 24 Mar 2020. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

lib/NSSDropbox.php in ZendTo prior to 5.22-2 Beta failed to properly check for equality when validating the session cookie, allowing an attacker to gain administrative access with a large number of requests.

Weakness: CWE-754

Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-8986?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Zend Zendto.

How do I fix CVE-2020-8986?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-8986 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-2020-8986 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-8986 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-7253-wxw3-45mw.

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