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HIGH · 7.5

CVE-2020-5423

CAPI (Cloud Controller) versions prior to 1.101.0 are vulnerable to a denial-of-service attack in which an unauthenticated malicious attacker can send specially-crafted YAML files to certain endpoints...

Vulnerability Description

CAPI (Cloud Controller) versions prior to 1.101.0 are vulnerable to a denial-of-service attack in which an unauthenticated malicious attacker can send specially-crafted YAML files to certain endpoints, causing the YAML parser to consume excessive CPU and RAM.

CVSS Score

7.5

HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
NONE
Availability
HIGH

Affected Products

VendorProductVersions
CloudfoundryCapi-Release< 1.101.0
CloudfoundryCf-Deployment< 15.0.0

Related Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-400

References

FAQ

What is CVE-2020-5423?

CVE-2020-5423 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.5 (HIGH). CAPI (Cloud Controller) versions prior to 1.101.0 are vulnerable to a denial-of-service attack in which an unauthenticated malicious attacker can send specially-crafted YAML files to certain endpoints...

How severe is CVE-2020-5423?

CVE-2020-5423 has been rated HIGH with a CVSS base score of 7.5/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.

Is there a patch for CVE-2020-5423?

Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Cloudfoundry Capi-Release, Cloudfoundry Cf-Deployment.