What is CVE-2020-28002?

CVE-2020-28002 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Sonarsource Sonarqube, classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2020-11-02.

How severe is CVE-2020-28002?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.

Is CVE-2020-28002 known to be exploited?

2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Auth bypass in Sonarsource Sonarqube

CVE-2020-28002

In SonarQube 8.4.2.36762, an external attacker can achieve authentication bypass through SonarScanner. With an empty value for the -D sonar.login option, anonymous authentication is forced. This allows creating and overwriting public and private projects via the /api/ce/submit endpoint.

Vulnerability class: Broken Authentication

EPSS: 0.011 (61.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N.

Affected products

Sonarsource Sonarqube — versions 8.4.2.36762
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-287 — Improper Authentication

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-28002?: CVE-2020-28002 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Sonarsource Sonarqube, classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2020-11-02.
How severe is CVE-2020-28002?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.
Is CVE-2020-28002 known to be exploited?: 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.