What is CVE-2020-35217?

CVE-2020-35217 is a high-severity vulnerability in Eclipse Vert.x-web, classified under Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF). CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2021-01-20.

How severe is CVE-2020-35217?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.

CSRF in Eclipse Vert.x-web

CVE-2020-35217

Vert.x-Web framework v4.0 milestone 1-4 does not perform a correct CSRF verification. Instead of comparing the CSRF token in the request with the CSRF token in the cookie, it compares the CSRF token in the cookie against a CSRF token that…

Vulnerability class: CSRF (Cross-Site Request Forgery)

EPSS: 0.006 (43.3th 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

Eclipse Vert.x-web — versions 4.0.0
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-352 — Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-35217?: CVE-2020-35217 is a high-severity vulnerability in Eclipse Vert.x-web, classified under Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF). CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2021-01-20.
How severe is CVE-2020-35217?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.