Vulnerability · Published Apr 15, 2020 · Assigned by mitre
CVE-2020-11729
Critical 9.8
In plain English
A critical-severity security flaw in the awl package (Debian). There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 2.2% (higher than 82% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS NVD)9.8Critical
Exploit odds (30 days)2.2%top 17.7% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
An issue was discovered in DAViCal Andrew's Web Libraries (AWL) through 0.60. Long-term session cookies, uses to provide long-term session continuity, are not generated securely, enabling a brute-force attack that may be successful.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | awl | 0.61-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2020-11729 |
| Debian:13 | awl | 0.61-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2020-11729 |
| Debian:14 | awl | 0.61-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2020-11729 |
Affected products (as reported)
References
- https://gitlab.com/davical-project/awl/-/issues/18 x_refsource_MISC
- https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=956650 x_refsource_MISC
- [debian-lts-announce] 20200417 [SECURITY] [DLA 2178-1] awl security update mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST
- DSA-4660 vendor-advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN