Appweb up to 7.2.1/8.0.x CGI Support Range null pointer dereference
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Summary
A vulnerability categorized as problematic has been discovered in Appweb up to 7.2.1/8.0.x. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component CGI Support. The manipulation of the argument Range as part of HTTP Request results in null pointer dereference. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2020-15689. The attack can be launched remotely. No exploit exists. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.
Details
A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Appweb up to 7.2.1/8.0.x. Affected is an unknown functionality of the component CGI Support. The manipulation of the argument Range as part of a HTTP Request leads to a null pointer dereference vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-476. A NULL pointer dereference occurs when the application dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid, but is NULL, typically causing a crash or exit. This is going to have an impact on availability. CVE summarizes:
Appweb before 7.2.2 and 8.x before 8.1.0, when built with CGI support, mishandles an HTTP request with a Range header that lacks an exact range. This may result in a NULL pointer dereference and cause a denial of service.
The weakness was disclosed 07/13/2020 (GitHub Repository). The advisory is shared for download at github.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2020-15689 since 07/13/2020. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available.
Upgrading to version 7.2.2 or 8.1.0 eliminates this vulnerability.
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CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.4VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.1
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Exploiting
Class: Null pointer dereferenceCWE: CWE-476 / CWE-404
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes
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Status: Not defined
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Threat Intelligence
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Countermeasures
Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
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Upgrade: Appweb 7.2.2/8.1.0
Timeline
07/13/2020 🔍07/13/2020 🔍
07/14/2020 🔍
10/29/2020 🔍
Sources
Advisory: github.comStatus: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2020-15689 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2020-15689
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-157872
Entry
Created: 07/14/2020 07:40Updated: 10/29/2020 13:32
Changes: 07/14/2020 07:40 (40), 07/14/2020 07:45 (17), 10/29/2020 13:32 (1)
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