CVE-2020-5304

Description

The dashboard in WhiteSource Application Vulnerability Management (AVM) before version 20.4.1 allows Log Injection via a %0A%0D substring in the idp parameter to the /saml/login URI. This closes the current log and creates a new log with one line of data. The attacker can also insert malicious data and false entries.

Category

7.5
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.24%
Vendor Advisory whitesourcesoftware.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://www.whitesourcesoftware.com/oss_security_vulnerabilities/ vendor advisory
https://medium.com/%40venkatajayaram.yalla/whitesource-log-injection-vulnerability-cve-2020-5304-e543b7943c2b

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2020-5304?
CVE-2020-5304 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2020-5304?
To fix CVE-2020-5304, 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-2020-5304 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2020-5304 is being actively exploited. 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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