CVE-2020-29509 Vulnerability Details

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CVE-2020-29509 Metadata Quick Info

CVE Published: 14/12/2020 | CVE Updated: 17/09/2024 | CVE Year: 2020
Source: Mattermost | Vendor: Golang | Product: Go
Status : PUBLISHED

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CVE-2020-29509 Description

The encoding/xml package in Go (all versions) does not correctly preserve the semantics of attribute namespace prefixes during tokenization round-trips, which allows an attacker to craft inputs that behave in conflicting ways during different stages of processing in affected downstream applications.

Metrics

CVSS Version: 3.1 | Base Score: 9.8 CRITICAL
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

l➤ Exploitability Metrics:
    Attack Vector (AV)* NETWORK
    Attack Complexity (AC)* LOW
    Privileges Required (PR)* NONE
    User Interaction (UI)* NONE
    Scope (S)* UNCHANGED

l➤ Impact Metrics:
    Confidentiality Impact (C)* HIGH
    Integrity Impact (I)* HIGH
    Availability Impact (A)* HIGH

Weakness Enumeration (CWE)

CWE-ID: CWE-115
CWE Name: CWE-115 Misinterpretation of Input
Source: Golang

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Source: NVD (National Vulnerability Database).