5.3
MEDIUM
CVE-2020-8664
Envoy SDS Combined Validation Context Access Control Vulnerability
Description

CNCF Envoy through 1.13.0 has incorrect Access Control when using SDS with Combined Validation Context. Using the same secret (e.g. trusted CA) across many resources together with the combined validation context could lead to the “static” part of the validation context to be not applied, even though it was visible in the active config dump.

INFO

Published Date :

March 4, 2020, 9:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

July 21, 2021, 11:39 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

1.4

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2020-8664 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 Envoyproxy envoy
1 Cncf envoy
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-2020-8664.

URL Resource
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0734 Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/envoyproxy/envoy/security/advisories/GHSA-3x9m-pgmg-xpx8 Third Party Advisory
https://www.envoyproxy.io/docs/envoy/v1.13.1/intro/version_history Release Notes Third Party Advisory

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2020-8664 vulnerability over time.

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  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

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

    Jul. 21, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CWE CWE-863 CWE-287
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Jul. 13, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed CVSS V2 NIST (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
    Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
    Removed CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
    Changed Reference Type https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0734 No Types Assigned https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0734 Third Party Advisory
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Mar. 11, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0734 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Mar. 05, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/envoyproxy/envoy/security/advisories/GHSA-3x9m-pgmg-xpx8 No Types Assigned https://github.com/envoyproxy/envoy/security/advisories/GHSA-3x9m-pgmg-xpx8 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://www.envoyproxy.io/docs/envoy/v1.13.1/intro/version_history No Types Assigned https://www.envoyproxy.io/docs/envoy/v1.13.1/intro/version_history Release Notes, Third Party Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-863
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:cncf:envoy:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 1.13.0
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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.

0.08 }} -0.00%

score

0.33610

percentile

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