3.5
LOW
CVE-2020-8920
Gerrit Access Verification Bypass Information Leak
Description

An information leak vulnerability exists in Gerrit versions prior to 2.14.22, 2.15.21, 2.16.25, 3.0.15, 3.1.10, 3.2.5 where an overoptimization with the FilteredRepository wrapper skips the verification of access on All-Users repositories, allowing an attacker to get read access to all users' personal information associated with their accounts.

INFO

Published Date :

Dec. 10, 2020, 11:15 a.m.

Last Modified :

Oct. 7, 2021, 5:08 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

1.4

Exploitability Score :

2.1
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2020-8920 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 Google gerrit
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-2020-8920.

URL Resource
https://gerrit.googlesource.com/gerrit/+/45071d6977932bca5a1427c8abad24710fed2e33 Issue Tracking Patch Vendor Advisory
https://www.gerritcodereview.com/2.14.html#21422 Release Notes Vendor Advisory
https://www.gerritcodereview.com/2.15.html#21521 Release Notes Vendor Advisory
https://www.gerritcodereview.com/2.16.html#21625 Release Notes Vendor Advisory
https://www.gerritcodereview.com/3.0.html#3014 Release Notes Vendor Advisory
https://www.gerritcodereview.com/3.1.html#3110 Release Notes Vendor Advisory
https://www.gerritcodereview.com/3.2.html#325 Release Notes Vendor Advisory

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2020-8920 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
  • Reanalysis by [email protected]

    Oct. 07, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed CWE NIST CWE-863
    Added CWE NIST NVD-CWE-Other
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Dec. 16, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:A/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N)
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
    Changed Reference Type https://gerrit.googlesource.com/gerrit/+/45071d6977932bca5a1427c8abad24710fed2e33 No Types Assigned https://gerrit.googlesource.com/gerrit/+/45071d6977932bca5a1427c8abad24710fed2e33 Issue Tracking, Patch, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://www.gerritcodereview.com/2.14.html#21422 No Types Assigned https://www.gerritcodereview.com/2.14.html#21422 Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://www.gerritcodereview.com/2.15.html#21521 No Types Assigned https://www.gerritcodereview.com/2.15.html#21521 Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://www.gerritcodereview.com/2.16.html#21625 No Types Assigned https://www.gerritcodereview.com/2.16.html#21625 Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://www.gerritcodereview.com/3.0.html#3014 No Types Assigned https://www.gerritcodereview.com/3.0.html#3014 Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://www.gerritcodereview.com/3.1.html#3110 No Types Assigned https://www.gerritcodereview.com/3.1.html#3110 Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://www.gerritcodereview.com/3.2.html#325 No Types Assigned https://www.gerritcodereview.com/3.2.html#325 Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-863
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:google:gerrit:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 2.14.0 up to (excluding) 2.14.22 *cpe:2.3:a:google:gerrit:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 2.15.0 up to (excluding) 2.15.21 *cpe:2.3:a:google:gerrit:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 2.16.0 up to (excluding) 2.16.25 *cpe:2.3:a:google:gerrit:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 3.0.0 up to (excluding) 3.0.15 *cpe:2.3:a:google:gerrit:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 3.1.0 up to (excluding) 3.1.10 *cpe:2.3:a:google:gerrit:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 3.2.0 up to (excluding) 3.2.5
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-2020-8920 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

0.25975

percentile

CVSS31 - Vulnerability Scoring System
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