Vulnerability in Embedthis Goahead
CVE-2020-15688
The HTTP Digest Authentication in the GoAhead web server before 5.1.2 does not completely protect against replay attacks. This allows an unauthenticated remote attacker to bypass authentication via capture-replay if TLS is not used to prot…
EPSS: 0.040 (89.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Embedthis Goahead
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- cve@mitre.org (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
- cve@mitre.org (Exploit, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2020-15688?
- CVE-2020-15688 is a high-severity vulnerability in Embedthis Goahead, classified under Authentication Bypass by Capture-replay. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2020-07-23.
- How severe is CVE-2020-15688?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2020-15688 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.