What is the CVSS score of CVE-2020-13614?

CVE-2020-13614 has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.9 (Medium). CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N. EPSS exploitation probability: 1.9%.

Is there a public PoC exploit available for CVE-2020-13614?

Yes, a public proof-of-concept exploit is available for CVE-2020-13614. Prioritise patching immediately. EPSS: 1.9%.

Axel CVE-2020-13614

MEDIUM

Improper Certificate Validation (CWE-295)

2020-05-26 cve@mitre.org

Information Disclosure Axel Fedora Backports Sle Leap

5.9

CVSS 3.1 · NVD

Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY

5.9 MEDIUM

AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorNVD

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

High

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

None

Availability

None

Lifecycle Timeline

CVE Published

May 26, 2020 - 23:15 nvd

MEDIUM 5.9

DescriptionNVD

An issue was discovered in ssl.c in Axel before 2.17.8. The TLS implementation lacks hostname verification.

AnalysisAI

An issue was discovered in ssl.c in Axel before 2.17.8. Rated medium severity (CVSS 5.9), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required. Public exploit code available and no vendor patch available.

Technical ContextAI

This vulnerability is classified under CWE-295. An issue was discovered in ssl.c in Axel before 2.17.8. The TLS implementation lacks hostname verification. Affected products include: Axel Project Axel, Fedoraproject Fedora, Opensuse Backports Sle, Opensuse Leap. Version information: before 2.17.8..

RemediationAI

No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Apply vendor patches when available. Implement network segmentation and monitoring as interim mitigations.