4.3
MEDIUM
CVE-2020-16197
Octopus Deploy Unauthorized Certificate Use Vector
Description

An issue was discovered in Octopus Deploy 3.4. A deployment target can be configured with an Account or Certificate that is outside the scope of the deployment target. An authorised user can potentially use a certificate that they are not in scope to use. An authorised user is also able to obtain certificate metadata by associating a certificate with certain resources that should fail scope validation.

INFO

Published Date :

Aug. 25, 2020, 7:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

July 27, 2022, 5:07 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

1.4

Exploitability Score :

2.8
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2020-16197 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Octopus octopus_server
2 Octopus server
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2020-16197.

URL Resource
https://github.com/OctopusDeploy/Issues/issues/6529 Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/OctopusDeploy/Issues/issues/6530 Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/OctopusDeploy/Issues/issues/6531 Third Party Advisory

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2020-16197 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Jul. 27, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:octopus:server:3.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:octopus:octopus_server:3.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Jul. 27, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:octopus:octopus_deploy:3.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:octopus:octopus_server:3.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Aug. 31, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N)
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/OctopusDeploy/Issues/issues/6529 No Types Assigned https://github.com/OctopusDeploy/Issues/issues/6529 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/OctopusDeploy/Issues/issues/6530 No Types Assigned https://github.com/OctopusDeploy/Issues/issues/6530 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/OctopusDeploy/Issues/issues/6531 No Types Assigned https://github.com/OctopusDeploy/Issues/issues/6531 Third Party Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-295
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:octopus:octopus_deploy:3.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:octopus:server:3.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2020-16197 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.06 }} 0.00%

score

0.24890

percentile

CVSS31 - Vulnerability Scoring System
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