What is CVE-2020-15269?

CVE-2020-15269 is a high-severity vulnerability in Sparksolutions Spree, classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 7.4/10. Published 2020-10-20.

How severe is CVE-2020-15269?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.4 out of 10.

Auth bypass in Sparksolutions Spree

CVE-2020-15269

In Spree before versions 3.7.11, 4.0.4, or 4.1.11, expired user tokens could be used to access Storefront API v2 endpoints. The issue is patched in versions 3.7.11, 4.0.4 and 4.1.11. A workaround without upgrading is described in the linked advisory.

Vulnerability class: Broken Authentication

Published 2020-10-20 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.4 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.011 (63.4th percentile), scored 2026-10-01.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 63rd percentile — 63.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.011 · newest: 0.011 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Sparksolutions Spree
Spree — versions < 3.7.11, >= 4.0.0, < 4.0.4, >= 4.1.0, < 4.1.11

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

github.com/spree/spree/security/advisories/GHSA-f8cm-364f-q9qh (Third Party Advisory)
github.com/spree/spree/commit/e43643abfe51f54bd9208dd02298b366e9b9a847 (Patch, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-15269?: CVE-2020-15269 is a high-severity vulnerability in Sparksolutions Spree, classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 7.4/10. Published 2020-10-20.
How severe is CVE-2020-15269?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.4 out of 10.