What is CVE-2020-27157?

CVE-2020-27157 is a high-severity vulnerability in Veritas Aptare, classified under Authentication Bypass by Capture-replay. CVSS score: 8.1/10. Published 2020-10-15.

How severe is CVE-2020-27157?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.1 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Veritas Aptare

CVE-2020-27157

Veritas APTARE versions prior to 10.5 included code that bypassed the normal login process when specific authentication credentials were provided to the server. An unauthenticated user could login to the application and gain access to the data and functionality accessible to the targeted user account.

EPSS: 0.010 (58.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.1 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Veritas Aptare
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-294 — Authentication Bypass by Capture-replay

References

cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-27157?: CVE-2020-27157 is a high-severity vulnerability in Veritas Aptare, classified under Authentication Bypass by Capture-replay. CVSS score: 8.1/10. Published 2020-10-15.
How severe is CVE-2020-27157?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.1 out of 10.