XXE in Intel Quartus Prime

CVE-2020-24454

Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference in subsystem forIntel(R) Quartus(R) Prime Pro Edition before version 20.3 and Intel(R) Quartus(R) Prime Standard Edition before version 20.2 may allow unauthenticated user to potentially enable information disclosure via network access.

Vulnerability class: XXE (XML External Entity)

Published · last modified .

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.012 (66.9th percentile), scored .

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 67th percentile — 66.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2020-24454: held from 0.012 to 0.012.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.012 · newest: 0.012 · change: 0.000

Affected products

  • Intel Quartus Prime
  • Intel(r) Quartus(r) Prime Pro Edition And Standard — versions Intel(R) Quartus(R) Prime Pro Edition before version 20.3 and Intel(R) Quartus(R) Prime Standard Edition before version 20.2

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-24454?
CVE-2020-24454 is a high-severity vulnerability in Intel Quartus Prime, classified under Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference (XXE). CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2020-11-12.
How severe is CVE-2020-24454?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2020-24454 known to be exploited?
1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.