CVE-2020-29238 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

An integer buffer overflow in the Nginx webserver of ExpressVPN Router version 1 allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information when the server running as reverse proxy via specially crafted request.

Published: 2021-03-10

Score: 7.5 High

EPSS: 49.6% Moderate

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

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:expressvpn:expressvpn:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

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No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.49599.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://expressvpn.com
http://ja1sharma.com/blog/2021/CVE-2020-29238/
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/162152/ExpressVPN-VPN-Router-1.0-Integer-Overflow.html
https://bugcrowd.com/disclosures/4e8d5325-8e49-4ea3-962a-a088bbb73a3f/expressvpn-router-integer-buffer-overflow-server-info-disclosure-when-router-s-nginx-server-used-as-reverse-proxy-server

History

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Subscriptions

Expressvpn Expressvpn

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2021-03-10T02:10:05.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-04T16:48:01.620Z

Reserved: 2020-11-27T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2020-29238

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2021-03-10T03:15:12.320

Modified: 2024-11-21T05:23:48.943

Link: CVE-2020-29238

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-190

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