What is CVE-2020-12145?

CVE-2020-12145 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Silver-Peak Unity Orchestrator, classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 6.6/10. Published 2020-11-05.

How severe is CVE-2020-12145?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.6 out of 10.

Is CVE-2020-12145 known to be exploited?

4 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Auth bypass in Silver-Peak Unity Orchestrator

CVE-2020-12145

Silver Peak Unity Orchestrator versions prior to 8.9.11+, 8.10.11+, or 9.0.1+ uses HTTP headers to authenticate REST API calls from localhost. This makes it possible to log in to Orchestrator by introducing an HTTP HOST header set to 127.0.0.1 or localhost. Orchestrator instances that are hosted by customers –on-premise or in a public cloud provider –are affected by this vulnerability.

Vulnerability class: Broken Authentication

EPSS: 0.060 (92.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.6 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Silver-peak Unity_orchestrator
Silver Peak Systems, Inc. Unity Orchestrator — versions All versions affected prior to Silver Peak Unity Orchestrator 8.9.11+, 8.10.11+, or 9.0.1+.

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-287 — Improper Authentication

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

sirt@silver-peak.com (x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-12145?: CVE-2020-12145 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Silver-Peak Unity Orchestrator, classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 6.6/10. Published 2020-11-05.
How severe is CVE-2020-12145?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.6 out of 10.
Is CVE-2020-12145 known to be exploited?: 4 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.