Vulnerability in Apache Httpclient
CVE-2020-13956
Apache HttpClient versions prior to version 4.5.13 and 5.0.3 can misinterpret malformed authority component in request URIs passed to the library as java.net.URI object and pick the wrong target host for request execution.
EPSS: 0.087 (94.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N.
Affected products
- Apache Httpclient
- Netapp Active_iq_unified_manager
- Netapp Snapcenter
- Oracle Commerce_guided_search — versions 11.3.2
- Oracle Communications_cloud_native_core_service_communication_proxy — versions 1.14.0
- Oracle Data_integrator — versions 12.2.1.3.0, 12.2.1.4.0
- Oracle Jd_edwards_enterpriseone_orchestrator
- Oracle Jd_edwards_enterpriseone_tools
- Oracle Nosql_database
- Oracle Peoplesoft_enterprise_peopletools — versions 8.57, 8.58
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- security@apache.org (Mailing List, x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)
- security@apache.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST)
- security@apache.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST)
- security@apache.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST)
- security@apache.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST)
- security@apache.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST)
- security@apache.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST)
- security@apache.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST)
- security@apache.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST)
- security@apache.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2020-13956?
- CVE-2020-13956 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apache Httpclient. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2020-12-02.
- How severe is CVE-2020-13956?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2020-13956 known to be exploited?
- 24 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.