CVE-2020-29540

Public Exploit

Description

API calls in the Translation API feature in Systran Pure Neural Server before 9.7.0 allow a threat actor to use the Systran Pure Neural Server as a Denial-of-Service proxy by sending a large amount of translation requests to a destination host on any given TCP port regardless of whether a web service is running on the destination port.

7.5

CVSS

Severity: High

CVSS 3.1 •

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 0.33%

Third-Party Advisory medium.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
https://www.systransoft.com/translation-products/systran-pure-neural-server/	product
https://grave-rose.medium.com/two-systran-vulnerabilities-and-their-exploits-8bc83ba29e14	third party advisory exploit

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2020-29540?: CVE-2020-29540 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2020-29540?: To fix CVE-2020-29540, 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-2020-29540 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2020-29540 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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