High severity · published Jan 20, 2021
CVE-2020-35217
Vert.x-Web framework v4.0 milestone 1-4 does not perform a correct CSRF verification
8.8
CVSS
0.6%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Vert.x-Web framework v4.0 milestone 1-4 does not perform a correct CSRF verification. Instead of comparing the CSRF token in the request with the CSRF token in the cookie, it compares the CSRF token in the cookie against a CSRF token that is stored in the session. An attacker does not even need to provide a CSRF token in the request because the framework does not consider it. The cookies are automatically sent by the browser and the verification will always succeed, leading to a successful CSRF attack.
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)0.6% · higher than 48% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
VE
Vert.x-web · Eclipse
4.0.0; 4.0.0; 4.0.0; 4.0.0 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-35217
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-35217
Patch
https://github.com/vert-x3/vertx-web/pull/1613
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