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CVE-2020-15688

HIGH · CVSS 8.8 EPSS 4.04% Public Exploit

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2020-07-23 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a high severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 8.8. Public exploit code or proof-of-concept references have been detected in its references. It may be remotely exploitable.

Public Exploit Signal

A public exploit, PoC, GitHub repository or Metasploit reference was detected for this CVE.

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CVE
CVE-2020-15688
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
8.8
EPSS
4.04%

Original NVD Description

The HTTP Digest Authentication in the GoAhead web server before 5.1.2 does not completely protect against replay attacks. This allows an unauthenticated remote attacker to bypass authentication via capture-replay if TLS is not used to protect the underlying communication channel.

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