CVE-2020-8987 Security feature bypass in n/a
Man-in-the-middle attackers can bypass HTTPS certificate validation in Avast/AVG AntiTrack, allowing interception of encrypted traffic.
- 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-2020-8987?
CVE-2020-8987 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 9 Mar 2020. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Avast AntiTrack before 1.5.1.172 and AVG Antitrack before 2.0.0.178 proxies traffic to HTTPS sites but does not validate certificates, and thus a man-in-the-middle can host a malicious website using a self-signed certificate. No special action necessary by the victim using AntiTrack with "Allow filtering of HTTPS traffic for tracking detection" enabled. (This is the default configuration.)
Weakness: CWE-295
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-8987?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Avast Antitrack, Avast Avg Antitrack.
How do I fix CVE-2020-8987?
No fix has been published for CVE-2020-8987 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2020-8987 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-8987 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-v3cg-m279-6wh2.