Vulnerability in Axel Project
CVE-2020-13614
An issue was discovered in ssl.c in Axel before 2.17.8. The TLS implementation lacks hostname verification.
Vulnerability class: Improper Certificate Validation
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.9 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.019 (79.2th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 79th percentile — 79.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.019 · newest: 0.019 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Axel Project
- Fedoraproject Fedora — versions 33, 34
- openSUSE Backports Sle — versions 15.0
- openSUSE Leap — versions 15.1
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- github.com/axel-download-accelerator/axel/issues/262 (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
- github.com/axel-download-accelerator/axel/releases/tag/v2.17.8 (Third Party Advisory, Release Notes)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-06/msg00006.html (vendor-advisory, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-06/msg00010.html (vendor-advisory, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/… (vendor-advisory)
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/… (vendor-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2020-13614?
- CVE-2020-13614 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Axel Project, classified under Improper Certificate Validation. CVSS score: 5.9/10. Published 2020-05-26.
- How severe is CVE-2020-13614?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.9 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2020-13614 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.