CVE-2020-8172

nodejs: TLS session reuse can lead to hostname verification bypass

Severity Score

7.4

*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

TLS session reuse can lead to host certificate verification bypass in node version < 12.18.0 and < 14.4.0.

La reutilización de una sesión TLS puede conllevar a una omisión de la verificación del certificado del host en node versión anterior a 12.18.0 y anterior a 14.4.0

A TLS Hostname verification bypass vulnerability exists in NodeJS. This flaw allows an attacker to bypass TLS Hostname verification when a TLS client reuses HTTPS sessions.

*Credits: N/A

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

High

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

None

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Medium

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

Partial

Integrity

Partial

Availability

None

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2020-01-28 CVE Reserved
2020-06-08 CVE Published
2024-08-04 CVE Updated
2024-08-04 First Exploit
2024-10-02 EPSS Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date

CWE

CWE-285: Improper Authorization
CWE-295: Improper Certificate Validation

CAPEC

References (11)

URL	Tag	Source
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20200625-0002	Third Party Advisory
https://www.oracle.com//security-alerts/cpujul2021.html	Not Applicable

URL	Date	SRC
https://hackerone.com/reports/811502	2024-08-04

URL	Date	SRC
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2022.html	2022-05-12
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2021.html	2022-05-12
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2020.html	2022-05-12
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2020.html	2022-05-12

URL	Date	SRC
https://nodejs.org/en/blog/vulnerability/june-2020-security-releases	2022-05-12
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202101-07	2022-05-12
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-8172	2020-07-13
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1845247	2020-07-13

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Nodejs Search vendor "Nodejs"		Node.js Search vendor "Nodejs" for product "Node.js"				>= 12.0.0 < 12.18.0 Search vendor "Nodejs" for product "Node.js" and version " >= 12.0.0 < 12.18.0"		-		Affected
Nodejs Search vendor "Nodejs"		Node.js Search vendor "Nodejs" for product "Node.js"				>= 14.0.0 < 14.4.0 Search vendor "Nodejs" for product "Node.js" and version " >= 14.0.0 < 14.4.0"		-		Affected
Oracle Search vendor "Oracle"		Banking Extensibility Workbench Search vendor "Oracle" for product "Banking Extensibility Workbench"				14.3.0 Search vendor "Oracle" for product "Banking Extensibility Workbench" and version "14.3.0"		-		Affected
Oracle Search vendor "Oracle"		Banking Extensibility Workbench Search vendor "Oracle" for product "Banking Extensibility Workbench"				14.4.0 Search vendor "Oracle" for product "Banking Extensibility Workbench" and version "14.4.0"		-		Affected
Oracle Search vendor "Oracle"		Blockchain Platform Search vendor "Oracle" for product "Blockchain Platform"				< 21.1.2 Search vendor "Oracle" for product "Blockchain Platform" and version " < 21.1.2"		-		Affected
Oracle Search vendor "Oracle"		Graalvm Search vendor "Oracle" for product "Graalvm"				19.3.2 Search vendor "Oracle" for product "Graalvm" and version "19.3.2"		enterprise		Affected
Oracle Search vendor "Oracle"		Graalvm Search vendor "Oracle" for product "Graalvm"				20.1.0 Search vendor "Oracle" for product "Graalvm" and version "20.1.0"		enterprise		Affected
Oracle Search vendor "Oracle"		Mysql Cluster Search vendor "Oracle" for product "Mysql Cluster"				<= 7.3.30 Search vendor "Oracle" for product "Mysql Cluster" and version " <= 7.3.30"		-		Affected
Oracle Search vendor "Oracle"		Mysql Cluster Search vendor "Oracle" for product "Mysql Cluster"				>= 7.4.0 <= 7.4.29 Search vendor "Oracle" for product "Mysql Cluster" and version " >= 7.4.0 <= 7.4.29"		-		Affected
Oracle Search vendor "Oracle"		Mysql Cluster Search vendor "Oracle" for product "Mysql Cluster"				>= 7.5.0 <= 7.5.19 Search vendor "Oracle" for product "Mysql Cluster" and version " >= 7.5.0 <= 7.5.19"		-		Affected
Oracle Search vendor "Oracle"		Mysql Cluster Search vendor "Oracle" for product "Mysql Cluster"				>= 7.6.0 <= 7.6.15 Search vendor "Oracle" for product "Mysql Cluster" and version " >= 7.6.0 <= 7.6.15"		-		Affected
Oracle Search vendor "Oracle"		Mysql Cluster Search vendor "Oracle" for product "Mysql Cluster"				>= 8.0.0 <= 8.0.21 Search vendor "Oracle" for product "Mysql Cluster" and version " >= 8.0.0 <= 8.0.21"		-		Affected