CVE-2020-15688
HIGH
8.8
CVSS Score
Published: July 23, 2020 at 12:32 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 02:57 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorGoAhead
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Severity
HIGH8.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 4%
Description
The HTTP Digest Authentication in the GoAhead web server before 5.1.2 does not completely protect against replay attacks. This allows an unauthenticated remote attacker to bypass authentication via capture-replay if TLS is not used to protect the underlying communication channel.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
v < 5.1.2
Affected range stops below 5.1.2, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet, and no fixed version or vendor advisory is recorded against it.
References (2)
x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
Source: [email protected]
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/159505/EmbedThis-GoAhead-Web-Server-5.1.1-Digest-Authentication-Capture-Replay-Nonce-Reuse.htmlx_refsource_MISCx_refsource_CONFIRMThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://github.com/embedthis/goahead-gpl/issues/3CVSS
- Attack Vector
- NETWORK
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- NONE
- User Interaction
- REQUIRED
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- HIGH
- Integrity
- HIGH
- Availability
- HIGH
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-294
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