7.5
HIGH
CVE-2020-26868
PcVue Web Services Toolkit Authentication Bypass Denial of Service
Description

ARC Informatique PcVue prior to version 12.0.17 is vulnerable to a denial-of-service attack due to the ability of an unauthorized user to modify information used to validate messages sent by legitimate web clients. This issue also affects third-party systems based on the Web Services Toolkit.

INFO

Published Date :

Oct. 12, 2020, 2:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 5:20 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

3.6

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2020-26868 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 Arcinformatique pcvue
1 Pcvuesolutions pcvue

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2020-26868 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2020-26868 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 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://ics-cert.kaspersky.com/advisories/klcert-advisories/2020/10/09/klcert-20-016-denial-of-service-in-arc-informatique-pcvue/
    Added Reference https://us-cert.cisa.gov/ics/advisories/icsa-20-308-03
    Added Reference https://www.pcvuesolutions.com/security
    Added Reference https://www.pcvuesolutions.com/support/index.php/en/security-bulletin/1076-security-bulletin-2020-1
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Oct. 19, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type https://ics-cert.kaspersky.com/advisories/klcert-advisories/2020/10/09/klcert-20-016-denial-of-service-in-arc-informatique-pcvue/ No Types Assigned https://ics-cert.kaspersky.com/advisories/klcert-advisories/2020/10/09/klcert-20-016-denial-of-service-in-arc-informatique-pcvue/ Broken Link
    Changed Reference Type https://us-cert.cisa.gov/ics/advisories/icsa-20-308-03 No Types Assigned https://us-cert.cisa.gov/ics/advisories/icsa-20-308-03 Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
    Changed Reference Type https://www.pcvuesolutions.com/security No Types Assigned https://www.pcvuesolutions.com/security Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://www.pcvuesolutions.com/support/index.php/en/security-bulletin/1076-security-bulletin-2020-1 No Types Assigned https://www.pcvuesolutions.com/support/index.php/en/security-bulletin/1076-security-bulletin-2020-1 Permissions Required, Vendor Advisory
    Removed CWE NIST NVD-CWE-noinfo
    Added CWE NIST CWE-668
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:pcvuesolutions:pcvue:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 8.10 OR *cpe:2.3:a:pcvuesolutions:pcvue:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 8.10 up to (excluding) 12.0.17
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Dec. 18, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://www.pcvuesolutions.com/support/index.php/en/security-bulletin/1076-security-bulletin-2020-1 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Dec. 17, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference https://www.pcvuesolutions.com/index.php/support-a-services/resources/security-alerts-95138 [No Types Assigned]
    Removed Reference https://www.pcvuesolutions.com/support/index.php/en/security-bulletin/1076-security-bulletin-2020-1 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://ics-cert.kaspersky.com/advisories/klcert-advisories/2020/10/09/klcert-20-016-denial-of-service-in-arc-informatique-pcvue/ [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://www.pcvuesolutions.com/security [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 06, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Description A Denial Of Service vulnerability exists in PcVue from version 8.10 onward, due to the ability for a non-authorized user to modify information used to validate messages sent by legitimate web clients. ARC Informatique PcVue prior to version 12.0.17 is vulnerable to a denial-of-service attack due to the ability of an unauthorized user to modify information used to validate messages sent by legitimate web clients. This issue also affects third-party systems based on the Web Services Toolkit.
    Added CVSS V3.1 Kaspersky Labs AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
    Removed Reference https://ics-cert.kaspersky.com/advisories/klcert-advisories/2020/10/09/klcert-20-016-denial-of-service-in-arc-informatique-pcvue/ [Broken Link, Third Party Advisory]
    Added Reference https://us-cert.cisa.gov/ics/advisories/icsa-20-308-03 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://www.pcvuesolutions.com/index.php/support-a-services/resources/security-alerts-95138 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://www.pcvuesolutions.com/support/index.php/en/security-bulletin/1076-security-bulletin-2020-1 [No Types Assigned]
    Added CWE Kaspersky Labs CWE-767
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Oct. 19, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://ics-cert.kaspersky.com/advisories/klcert-advisories/2020/10/09/klcert-20-016-denial-of-service-in-arc-informatique-pcvue/ No Types Assigned https://ics-cert.kaspersky.com/advisories/klcert-advisories/2020/10/09/klcert-20-016-denial-of-service-in-arc-informatique-pcvue/ Broken Link, Third Party Advisory
    Added CWE NIST NVD-CWE-noinfo
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:pcvuesolutions:pcvue:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 8.10
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2020-26868 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2020-26868 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

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

1.17 }} -0.03%

score

0.76763

percentile

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