9.8
CRITICAL
CVE-2020-8953
OpenVPN Access Server LDAP Authentication Bypass Vulnerability
Description

OpenVPN Access Server 2.8.x before 2.8.1 allows LDAP authentication bypass (except when a user is enrolled in two-factor authentication).

INFO

Published Date :

Feb. 13, 2020, 4:15 a.m.

Last Modified :

May 12, 2020, 2:21 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2020-8953 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 Openvpn openvpn_access_server
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL Resource
https://openvpn.net/security-advisories/ Vendor Advisory

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2020-8953 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]

    May. 12, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:openvpn:openvpn:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 2.8.0 from (excluding) 2.8.1 OR *cpe:2.3:a:openvpn:openvpn_access_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 2.8.0 from (excluding) 2.8.1
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Feb. 18, 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://openvpn.net/security-advisories/ No Types Assigned https://openvpn.net/security-advisories/ Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-287
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:openvpn:openvpn:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 2.8.0 up to (excluding) 2.8.1
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.

0.43 }} 0.00%

score

0.70466

percentile

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