CVE-2020-24876
CRITICAL
9.8
CVSS Score
Published: September 3, 2020 at 04:07 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 03:06 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorPancake
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Severity
CRITICAL9.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 2%
Description
Use of a hard-coded cryptographic key in Pancake versions < 4.13.29 allows an attacker to forge session cookies, which may lead to remote privilege escalation.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
v < 4.13.29
Affected range stops below 4.13.29, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
References (2)
x_refsource_MISCRelease NotesVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://www.pancakeapp.com/blog/entry/pancake-4.13.29-releasedx_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://www.vaadata.com/blog/hardcoded-secret-leads-to-account-takeover/CVSS
- Attack Vector
- NETWORK
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- NONE
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- HIGH
- Integrity
- HIGH
- Availability
- HIGH
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-798
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