CVE-2020-22784

Q: How do I fix CVE-2020-22784?

Upgrade ueberdb to 1.4.8 or later.

Q: Is CVE-2020-22784 being actively exploited?

Not that we know of. CVE-2020-22784 is not in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Its EPSS score of 1.0% is the estimated probability that it will be exploited in the next 30 days. That is higher than 61% of all scored CVEs.

Q: How severe is CVE-2020-22784?

CVE-2020-22784 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.5, rated high. CVSS rates the technical impact if the vulnerability is exploited, not how likely that is, so weigh it alongside the exploit-prediction score when you decide what to patch first.

Q: What does CVE-2020-22784 affect?

Published advisories record a fix for ueberdb (NVD). Only products with a sourced advisory are listed, so treat this as what we can cite rather than a complete inventory.

HIGH

7.5

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

In Etherpad UeberDB < 0.4.4, due to MySQL omitting trailing spaces on char / varchar columns during comparisons, retrieving database records using UeberDB's MySQL connector could allow bypassing access controls enforced on key names.

CWE-697

How to fix

Remediation Available

ueberdbNVD

Affected:< 1.4.8Fixed in:1.4.8CVE-2020-22784derived from NVD

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Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityNone

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityNone

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Exploit Intelligence

1.04%probability of exploitation in 30 days

61stpercentile

Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 61% of all known CVEs.

References

Patch1

github.com

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-697 vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2024-5217	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV	-
CVE-2020-5849	High	7.5	93%	KEV	-
CVE-2020-8864	High	8.8	80%	-	-
CVE-2025-3102	High	8.1	76%	-	-
CVE-2023-32571	Critical	9.8	35%	-	-
CVE-2020-8862	High	8.8	13%	-	-

Common questions

How do I fix CVE-2020-22784?

Upgrade ueberdb to 1.4.8 or later.

Is CVE-2020-22784 being actively exploited?

Not that we know of. CVE-2020-22784 is not in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Its EPSS score of 1.0% is the estimated probability that it will be exploited in the next 30 days. That is higher than 61% of all scored CVEs.

How severe is CVE-2020-22784?

CVE-2020-22784 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.5, rated high. CVSS rates the technical impact if the vulnerability is exploited, not how likely that is, so weigh it alongside the exploit-prediction score when you decide what to patch first.

What does CVE-2020-22784 affect?

Published advisories record a fix for ueberdb (NVD). Only products with a sourced advisory are listed, so treat this as what we can cite rather than a complete inventory.

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2024-11-21.