What is the CVSS score of CVE-2020-24227?

CVE-2020-24227 has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.5 (High). CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N. EPSS exploitation probability: 1.4%.

Is there a public PoC exploit available for CVE-2020-24227?

Yes, a public proof-of-concept exploit is available for CVE-2020-24227. Prioritise patching immediately. EPSS: 1.4%.

Playground Sessions CVE-2020-24227

HIGH

Insufficiently Protected Credentials (CWE-522)

2020-11-23 cve@mitre.org

Microsoft Information Disclosure Playground Sessions

7.5

CVSS 3.1 · NVD

Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY

7.5 HIGH

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

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

None

Availability

None

Lifecycle Timeline

CVE Published

Nov 23, 2020 - 21:15 nvd

HIGH 7.5

DescriptionNVD

Playground Sessions v2.5.582 (and earlier) for Windows, stores the user credentials in plain text allowing anyone with access to UserProfiles.sol to extract the email and password.

AnalysisAI

Playground Sessions v2.5.582 (and earlier) for Windows, stores the user credentials in plain text allowing anyone with access to UserProfiles.sol to extract the email and password. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.5), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. Public exploit code available and no vendor patch available.

Technical ContextAI

This vulnerability is classified as Insufficiently Protected Credentials (CWE-522), which allows attackers to obtain user credentials due to weak protection mechanisms. Playground Sessions v2.5.582 (and earlier) for Windows, stores the user credentials in plain text allowing anyone with access to UserProfiles.sol to extract the email and password. Affected products include: Playgroundsessions Playground Sessions.

RemediationAI

No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Hash passwords with strong algorithms (bcrypt, argon2), encrypt credentials in transit and at rest, never log credentials.