Vulnerability in Labvantage

CVE-2020-7959

LabVantage LIMS 8.3 does not properly maintain the confidentiality of database names. For example, the web application exposes the database name. An attacker might be able to enumerate database names by providing his own database name in a request, because the response will return an 'Unrecognized Database exception message if the database does not exist.

EPSS: 0.014 (69.3th 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:L/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

  • cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
  • cve@mitre.org (Exploit, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, exploit, x_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-7959?
CVE-2020-7959 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Labvantage, classified under Observable Discrepancy. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2020-02-17.
How severe is CVE-2020-7959?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.
Is CVE-2020-7959 known to be exploited?
1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.