Is CVE-2020-5205 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2020-5205 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2020-5205?

CVE-2020-5205 has a CVSS v3 base score of 6.5 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2020-5205?

CVE-2020-5205 has an EPSS score of 0.77% (51th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2020-5205?

Upgrade pow to 1.0.16 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2020-5205

MEDIUM

6.5

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

In Pow (Hex package) before 1.0.16, the use of Plug.Session in Pow.Plug.Session is susceptible to session fixation attacks if a persistent session store is used for Plug.Session, such as Redis or a database. Cookie store, which is used in most Phoenix apps, doesn't have this vulnerability.

CWE-384

How to fix

Remediation Available

powNVD

Affected:< 1.0.16Fixed in:1.0.16CVE-2020-5205derived from NVD

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 ComplexityHigh

Privileges RequiredLow

User InteractionRequired

ScopeChanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityLow

AvailabilityNone

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

Exploit Intelligence

0.77%probability of exploitation in 30 days

51stpercentile

Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 51% of all known CVEs.

References

Patch1

github.com

Third-Party Advisory2

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-384 vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2018-11714	Critical	9.8	37%	-	-
CVE-2018-18925	Critical	9.8	32%	-	-
CVE-2019-12258	High	7.5	23%	-	Fix
CVE-2018-17199	High	7.5	20%	-	Fix
CVE-2019-10008	High	8.8	20%	-	-
CVE-2024-50339	Medium	5.3	20%	-	Fix

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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.