7.5
HIGH
CVE-2020-7213
Parallels HTTP Cleartext Man-in-the-Middle Attack Vulnerability
Description

Parallels 13 uses cleartext HTTP as part of the update process, allowing man-in-the-middle attacks. Users of out-of-date versions are presented with a pop-up window for a parallels_updates.xml file on the http://update.parallels.com web site.

INFO

Published Date :

Jan. 21, 2020, 5:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Jan. 29, 2020, 4:43 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

1.6
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2020-7213 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 Parallels parallels
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-2020-7213.

URL Resource
http://almorabea.net/cves/cve-2020-7213.txt Third Party Advisory
http://almorabea.net/en/2020/01/19/write-up-for-the-parallel-vulnerability-cve-2020-7213/ Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://parallels.com Product Vendor Advisory

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2020-7213 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
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jan. 29, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 Metadata Victim must voluntarily interact with attack mechanism
    Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type http://almorabea.net/cves/cve-2020-7213.txt No Types Assigned http://almorabea.net/cves/cve-2020-7213.txt Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://almorabea.net/en/2020/01/19/write-up-for-the-parallel-vulnerability-cve-2020-7213/ No Types Assigned http://almorabea.net/en/2020/01/19/write-up-for-the-parallel-vulnerability-cve-2020-7213/ Exploit, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://parallels.com No Types Assigned https://parallels.com Product, Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-312
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:parallels:parallels:13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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

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Exploit Prediction

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

0.23 }} 0.04%

score

0.59905

percentile

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