CVE-2020-8086 json
The mod_auth_ldap and mod_auth_ldap2 Community Modules through 2020-01-27 for Prosody incompletely verify the XMPP address passed to the is…
published 6y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2020-28998
- cvss
- 9.8
- version 3.1, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 1.6%
- EPSS 1.6% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 75%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
The mod_auth_ldap and mod_auth_ldap2 Community Modules through 2020-01-27 for Prosody incompletely verify the XMPP address passed to the is_admin() function. This grants remote entities admin-only functionality if their username matches the username of a local admin.
Patch / fix
- prosody-modules Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 0.0~hg20200128.09e7e880e056+dfsg-1
debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2020-8086
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1.56% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 75% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.1 | 9.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 6.8 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-863 Incorrect Authorization
References
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debian.org
/security/2020/dsa-4612
vendor-advisory, third-party-advisory
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prosody.im
/security/advisory_20200128/
vendor-advisory
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hg.prosody.im
/prosody-modules/log/tip/mod_auth_ldap/mod_auth_ldap.lua
third-party-advisory
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hg.prosody.im
/prosody-modules/log/tip/mod_auth_ldap2/mod_auth_ldap2.lua
third-party-advisory
-
seclists.org
/bugtraq/2020/Feb/5
mailing-list, third-party-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2020-8086
- NVD CVE-2020-8086
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