VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2020-5290

CVSS score6.5 MEDIUM
EPSS probability0.82%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2020-04-01
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:H/A:N

Description

In RedpwnCTF before version 2.3, there is a session fixation vulnerability in exploitable through the `#token=$ssid` hash when making a request to the `/verify` endpoint. An attacker team could potentially steal flags by, for example, exploiting a stored XSS payload in a CTF challenge so that victim teams who solve the challenge are unknowingly (and against their will) signed into the attacker team's account. Then, the attacker can gain points / value off the backs of the victims. This is patched in version 2.3.

Weakness classification

  • security-advisories@github.com: CWE-384
  • nvd@nist.gov: CWE-384

Primary references