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CVE-2020-16230

2.3 · LOW

All version of Ewon Flexy and Cosy prior to 14.1 use wildcards such as (*) under which domains can request resources.

Published Sep 18, 2020EPSS 0.34%

Overview

CVE-2020-16230 is a low-severity vulnerability. It was published on September 18, 2020 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 2.3 (LOW).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 2.3, rated LOW. It requires local or adjacent network access to exploit. Some level of privileges is required for exploitation.

Technical description

All version of Ewon Flexy and Cosy prior to 14.1 use wildcards such as (*) under which domains can request resources. An attacker with local access and high privileges could inject scripts into the Cross-origin Resource Sharing (CORS) configuration that could abuse this vulnerability, allowing the attacker to retrieve limited confidential information through sniffing.

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories, patches, and mitigation guidance. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

References

CISAus-cert.cisa.gov/ics/advisories/icsa-20-254-03CISAus-cert.cisa.gov/ics/advisories/icsa-20-254-03

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-16230?

CVE-2020-16230 is a low-severity vulnerability. It was published on September 18, 2020 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 2.3 (LOW).

How severe is CVE-2020-16230?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 2.3, rated LOW. It requires local or adjacent network access to exploit. Some level of privileges is required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2020-16230?

Check the references section for vendor advisories, patches, and mitigation guidance. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

How can CyberStrike help with CVE-2020-16230?

CyberStrike is an open-source, AI-augmented pentesting engine. Rather than flag a version number, it tests whether an issue like CVE-2020-16230 is actually reachable in your own applications and APIs, then verifies each finding before reporting it. That tells you if the weakness is a real, exploitable risk in your environment or a false positive you can safely deprioritize.

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