CVE-2020-5519 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

The WebAdmin Console in OpenLiteSpeed before v1.6.5 does not strictly check request URLs, as demonstrated by the "Server Configuration > External App" screen.

Published: 2020-01-06

Score: 9.8 Critical

EPSS: 1.2% Low

KEV: No

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:litespeedtech:openlitespeed:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2020-26682	The WebAdmin Console in OpenLiteSpeed before v1.6.5 does not strictly check request URLs, as demonstrated by the "Server Configuration > External App" screen.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.01197.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://drive.google.com/open?id=1pSciFEfjHp3kN8y5shy_zosJo7dje_fX
https://forum.openlitespeed.org/threads/openlitespeed-v1-6-5-now-available.4047/

History

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Subscriptions

Litespeedtech Openlitespeed

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2020-01-06T12:54:20.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-04T08:30:24.595Z

Reserved: 2020-01-06T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2020-5519

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2020-01-06T13:15:10.833

Modified: 2026-06-17T03:21:31.763

Link: CVE-2020-5519

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-20
Improper Input Validation

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