What is the CVSS score of CVE-2020-8228?

CVE-2020-8228 has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.3 (Medium). CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L. EPSS exploitation probability: 1.9%.

Is there a public PoC exploit available for CVE-2020-8228?

Yes, a public proof-of-concept exploit is available for CVE-2020-8228. Prioritise patching immediately. EPSS: 1.9%.

Preferred Providers CVE-2020-8228

MEDIUM

Business Logic Errors (CWE-840)

2020-10-05 support@hackerone.com

Information Disclosure Preferred Providers Backports Sle Leap

5.3

CVSS 3.1 · NVD

Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY

5.3 MEDIUM

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

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:N/I:N/A:L

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

None

Availability

Low

Lifecycle Timeline

CVE Published

Oct 05, 2020 - 14:15 nvd

MEDIUM 5.3

DescriptionNVD

A missing rate limit in the Preferred Providers app 1.7.0 allowed an attacker to set the password an uncontrolled amount of times.

AnalysisAI

A missing rate limit in the Preferred Providers app 1.7.0 allowed an attacker to set the password an uncontrolled amount of times. Rated medium severity (CVSS 5.3), 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 under CWE-840. A missing rate limit in the Preferred Providers app 1.7.0 allowed an attacker to set the password an uncontrolled amount of times. Affected products include: Nextcloud Preferred Providers, Opensuse Backports Sle, Opensuse Leap.

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.