High severity · published Aug 27, 2020
CVE-2020-24705
An issue was discovered in certain WSO2 products
8.8
CVSS
1%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
An issue was discovered in certain WSO2 products. A valid Carbon Management Console session cookie may be sent to an attacker-controlled server if the victim submits a crafted Try It request, aka Session Hijacking. This affects API Manager through 3.1.0, API Manager Analytics 2.5.0, IS as Key Manager through 5.10.0, Identity Server through 5.10.0, Identity Server Analytics through 5.6.0, and IoT Server 3.1.0.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)1.0% · higher than 64% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
AM
Api Manager · Wso2
through 3.1.0 · source: NVD
AM
Api Manager Analytics · Wso2
2.5.0 · source: NVD
IS
Identity Server · Wso2
through 5.10.0 · source: NVD
IS
Identity Server AS Key Manager · Wso2
through 5.10.0 · source: NVD
IS
Identity Server Analytics · Wso2
through 5.6.0 · source: NVD
IS
Iot Server · Wso2
3.1.0 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-24705
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-24705
security.docs.wso2.com
https://security.docs.wso2.com/en/latest/security-announcements/security-advisories/2020/WSO2-2020-0718/
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