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Improper Authentication

CVE-2020-36569

High
9.1/10

Summary

Authentication is globally bypassed in github.com/nanobox-io/golang-nanoauth versions 0.0.0-20160722212129-ac0cc4484ad4 through 0.0.0-20200131092842-f6d0792ec349 if "ListenAndServe" is called with an empty token.

  • LOW
  • NETWORK
  • HIGH
  • UNCHANGED
  • NONE
  • NONE
  • HIGH
  • NONE

CWE-287 - Improper Authentication

Improper (or broken) authentication attacks are widespread, and have accounted for many of the worst data breaches in recent years. Improper authentication attacks are a class of vulnerabilities where an attacker impersonates a legitimate user by exploiting weaknesses in either session management or credential management to gain access to the user’s account. This can result in disclosure of sensitive information, and can lead to system compromise, theft, identity theft, and fraud.

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Advisory Timeline

  • Published