CVE-2020-10184

Public Exploit

Description

The verify endpoint in YubiKey Validation Server before 2.40 does not check the length of SQL queries, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service, aka SQL injection. NOTE: this issue is potentially relevant to persons outside Yubico who operate a self-hosted OTP validation service; the issue does NOT affect YubiCloud.

Category

7.5
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.59%
Vendor Advisory yubico.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://www.yubico.com/support/security-advisories/ysa-2020-01/ exploit vendor advisory
https://github.com/Yubico/yubikey-val/releases/tag/yubikey-val-2.40 third party advisory release notes
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/03/msg00014.html mailing list

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2020-10184?
CVE-2020-10184 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2020-10184?
To fix CVE-2020-10184, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2020-10184 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2020-10184 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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