What is CVE-2020-13805?

CVE-2020-13805 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Foxitsoftware Phantompdf, classified under Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2020-06-04.

How severe is CVE-2020-13805?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Foxitsoftware Phantompdf

CVE-2020-13805

An issue was discovered in Foxit Reader and PhantomPDF before 9.7.2. It has brute-force attack mishandling because the CAS service lacks a limit on login failures.

EPSS: 0.015 (71.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Foxitsoftware Phantompdf
Foxitsoftware Reader
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-307 — Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts

References

cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-13805?: CVE-2020-13805 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Foxitsoftware Phantompdf, classified under Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2020-06-04.
How severe is CVE-2020-13805?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.