VDB
CVE-2020-15251
CVE-2020-15251
PUBLISHED
In the Channelmgnt plug-in for Sopel (a Python IRC bot) before version 1.0.3, malicious users are able to op/voice and take over a channel. This is an ACL bypass vulnerability. This plugin is bundled with MirahezeBot-Plugins with versions from 9.0.0 and less than 9.0.2 affected. Version 9.0.2 includes 1.0.3 of channelmgnt, and thus is safe from this vulnerability. See referenced GHSA-23pc-4339-95vg.
EPSS 0.25% · 48.7th percentile
Risk Scores
EPSS Score
0.25%
48.7th percentile
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu:16.04:LTS | sopel | 0, 6.1.1-1, 6.3.0-1 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | sopel | 0, 6.6.9-1, 6.6.9-2 |
| Ubuntu:20.04:LTS | sopel | 0, 6.6.9-1, 6.6.3-2 |
| Ubuntu:18.04:LTS | sopel | 0, 6.5.0-1 |
Exploit Intelligence
- CIRCL seen: CVE-2020-15251 (circl-sighting)
- https://github.com/MirahezeBots/sopel-channelmgnt/security/advisories/GHSA-j257-jfvv-h3x5 (circl)
- https://github.com/MirahezeBots/sopel-channelmgnt/pull/3 (circl)
- https://phab.bots.miraheze.wiki/T117 (circl)
- https://pypi.org/project/sopel-plugins.channelmgnt/ (circl)
- https://github.com/MirahezeBots/MirahezeBots/security/advisories/GHSA-23pc-4339-95vg (circl)
- https://phab.bots.miraheze.wiki/phame/live/1/post/1/summary/ (circl)
- https://attackerkb.com/topics/NF7iUBaKuS/cve-2020-15251#exploited-in-the-wild_2351954f-610b-421c-8a62-792e9c5e5225 (vulncheck)
- (vulncheck-reported-exploitation)
- (vulncheck-reported-exploitation)
Timeline
- Oct 13, 2020 CVE Published
- Apr 14, 2021 EPSS Score
- Jun 23, 2021 EPSS Score
- Jun 28, 2021 VulnCheck KEV Exploitation
- Aug 24, 2021 EPSS Score
- Oct 26, 2021 EPSS Score
- Jan 6, 2022 EPSS Score
- Feb 4, 2022 EPSS Score
- Feb 28, 2022 EPSS Score
- Apr 1, 2022 EPSS Score
- May 1, 2022 EPSS Score
- Jul 3, 2022 EPSS Score
References
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2020-15251 third-party-advisory
- https://github.com/MirahezeBots/sopel-channelmgnt/pull/3 third-party-advisory
- https://github.com/MirahezeBots/sopel-channelmgnt/security/advisories/GHSA-j257-jfvv-h3x5 third-party-advisory
- https://phab.bots.miraheze.wiki/T117 third-party-advisory
- https://pypi.org/project/sopel-plugins.channelmgnt/ third-party-advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-15251 third-party-advisory