CVE-2020-11462

An issue was discovered in OpenVPN Access Server before 2.7.0 and 2.8.x before 2.8.3. With the full featured RPC2 interface enabled, it is possible to achieve a temporary DoS state of the management interface when sending an XML Entity Expansion (XEE) payload to the XMLRPC based RPC2 interface. The duration of the DoS state depends on available memory and CPU speed. The default restricted mode of the RPC2 interface is NOT vulnerable.

CVSS v3 7.5 HIGH
CVSS v2.0 4.3 MEDIUM

7.5^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

4.3^/10

CVSS v2.0 : MEDIUM

Vector : AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Exploitability : 8.6 / Impact : 2.9

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity MEDIUM

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact PARTIAL

References

Link	Resource
https://openvpn.net/vpn-server-resources/release-notes/#Release_notes_for_OpenVPN_Access_Server_283	Release Notes Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:a:openvpn:openvpn_access_server::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:openvpn:openvpn_access_server::::::::

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2020-05-04 14:15

Updated : 2023-12-10 13:27

NVD link : CVE-2020-11462

Mitre link : CVE-2020-11462

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2020-11462

JSON object : View

Products Affected

openvpn

openvpn_access_server

CWE

CWE-776

Improper Restriction of Recursive Entity References in DTDs ('XML Entity Expansion')

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