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Tableau Server CVE-2020-6939

CRITICAL
2020-11-23 security@salesforce.com
9.8
CVSS 3.1 · NVD
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NVD PRIMARY
9.8 CRITICAL
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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:H/A:H
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

Lifecycle Timeline

1
CVE Published
Nov 23, 2020 - 17:15 nvd
CRITICAL 9.8

DescriptionNVD

Tableau Server installations configured with Site-Specific SAML that allows the APIs to be used by unauthenticated users. If exploited, this could allow a malicious user to configure Site-Specific SAML settings and could lead to account takeover for users of that site. Tableau Server versions affected on both Windows and Linux are: 2018.2 through 2018.2.27, 2018.3 through 2018.3.24, 2019.1 through 2019.1.22, 2019.2 through 2019.2.18, 2019.3 through 2019.3.14, 2019.4 through 2019.4.13, 2020.1 through 2020.1.10, 2020.2 through 2020.2.7, and 2020.3 through 2020.3.2.

AnalysisAI

Tableau Server installations configured with Site-Specific SAML that allows the APIs to be used by unauthenticated users. Rated critical severity (CVSS 9.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.

Technical ContextAI

Tableau Server installations configured with Site-Specific SAML that allows the APIs to be used by unauthenticated users. If exploited, this could allow a malicious user to configure Site-Specific SAML settings and could lead to account takeover for users of that site. Tableau Server versions affected on both Windows and Linux are: 2018.2 through 2018.2.27, 2018.3 through 2018.3.24, 2019.1 through 2019.1.22, 2019.2 through 2019.2.18, 2019.3 through 2019.3.14, 2019.4 through 2019.4.13, 2020.1 through 2020.1.10, 2020.2 through 2020.2.7, and 2020.3 through 2020.3.2. Affected products include: Tableau Tableau Server. Version information: through 2018.2.27.

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.

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