Vulnerability in Microsoft .Net Framework 2.0 Service Pack 2
CVE-2020-1476
An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when ASP.NET or .NET web applications running on IIS improperly allow access to cached files. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could gain access to restricted files. To exploit this vulnerability, an attacker would need to send a specially crafted request to an affected server. The update addresses the vulnerability by changing how ASP.NET and .NET handle requests.
EPSS: 0.011 (63.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.
Affected products
- Microsoft .Net Framework 2.0 Service Pack 2 — versions 2.0.0
- Microsoft .Net Framework 3.5 — versions 3.5.0
- Microsoft .Net Framework 3.5.1 — versions 3.5.0
- Microsoft .Net Framework 3.5 And 4.6.2/4.7/4.7.1/4.7.2 — versions 3.0.0.0
- Microsoft .Net Framework 3.5 And 4.6/4.6.1/4.6.2 — versions 3.5.0
- Microsoft .Net Framework 3.5 And 4.7.1/4.7.2 — versions 3.0
- Microsoft .Net Framework 3.5 And 4.7.2 — versions 4.7.0
- Microsoft .Net Framework 3.5 And 4.8 — versions 4.8.0
- Microsoft .Net Framework 4.5.2 — versions 4.0.0.0
- Microsoft .Net Framework 4.6 — versions 4.0.0.0
References
- secure@microsoft.com (Patch, x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2020-1476?
- CVE-2020-1476 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Microsoft .Net Framework 2.0 Service Pack 2. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2020-08-17.
- How severe is CVE-2020-1476?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.