VDB
CVE-2020-9488
CVE-2020-9488
PUBLISHED
Improper validation of certificate with host mismatch in Apache Log4j SMTP appender. This could allow an SMTPS connection to be intercepted by a man-in-the-middle attack which could leak any log messages sent through that appender. Fixed in Apache Log4j 2.12.3 and 2.13.1
EPSS 0.04% · 11.3th percentile
Risk Scores
EPSS Score
0.04%
11.3th percentile
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu:18.04:LTS | apache-log4j2 | 2.10.0-2, 2.10.0-1, 0 |
| Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS | apache-log4j2 | 0, 2.4-1, 2.4-2 |
| Ubuntu:20.04:LTS | apache-log4j2 | 2.15.0-0.20.04.1, 2.11.2-1, 2.11.1-2 |
Exploit Intelligence
- Demo of CVE-2020-9488: Unsafe logging with Log4j and remediation (github-poc-repo)
- Demo of CVE-2020-9488: Unsafe logging with Log4j and remediation (github-poc-repo)
- Demo of CVE-2020-9488: Unsafe logging with Log4j and remediation (github-poc-repo)
- Demo of CVE-2020-9488: Unsafe logging with Log4j and remediation (github-poc-repo)
- Demo of CVE-2020-9488: Unsafe logging with Log4j and remediation (github-poc-repo)
- Demo of CVE-2020-9488: Unsafe logging with Log4j and remediation (github-poc-repo)
- Demo of CVE-2020-9488: Unsafe logging with Log4j and remediation (github-poc-repo)
- Demo of CVE-2020-9488: Unsafe logging with Log4j and remediation (github-poc-repo)
- Demo of CVE-2020-9488: Unsafe logging with Log4j and remediation (github-poc-repo)
- Demo of CVE-2020-9488: Unsafe logging with Log4j and remediation (github-poc-repo)
…and 43 more exploits
Timeline
- CVE Published
- Apr 14, 2021 EPSS Score
- Jun 19, 2021 EPSS Score
- Jun 24, 2021 EPSS Score
- Aug 24, 2021 EPSS Score
- Oct 26, 2021 EPSS Score
- Dec 27, 2021 EPSS Score
- Feb 4, 2022 EPSS Score
- Feb 28, 2022 EPSS Score
- May 1, 2022 EPSS Score
- Jul 3, 2022 EPSS Score
- Oct 1, 2022 EPSS Score
References
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2020-9488 third-party-advisory
- https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/04/25/1 third-party-advisory
- https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/LOG4J2-2819 third-party-advisory
- https://gitbox.apache.org/repos/asf?p=logging-log4j2.git;h=6851b5083ef9610bae320bf07e1f24d2aa08851b third-party-advisory
- https://gitbox.apache.org/repos/asf?p=logging-log4j2.git;h=fb91a3d71e2f3dadad6fd1beb2ab857f44fe8bbb third-party-advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-9488 third-party-advisory