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CVE-2020-8953

Publication date 13 February 2020

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

Medium

Why this priority?

Cvss 3 Severity Score

9.8 · Critical

Score breakdown

OpenVPN Access Server 2.8.x before 2.8.1 allows LDAP authentication bypass (except when a user is enrolled in two-factor authentication).

Read the notes from the security team

Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
openvpn 19.10 eoan
Not affected
18.04 LTS bionic
Not affected
16.04 LTS xenial
Not affected
14.04 LTS trusty
Not affected

Notes

msalvatore

only affects OpenVPN Access Server v2.8.0

mdeslaur

OpenVPN Access server is the commercial application.

Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 9.8 · Critical
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality High
Integrity impact High
Availability impact High
Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H