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CVE-2020-9488

LOW · CVSS 3.7 EPSS 8.10%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2020-04-27 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a low severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 3.7. It affects Apache.

CVE
CVE-2020-9488
Severity
LOW
CVSS
3.7
EPSS
8.10%
Apache

Original NVD Description

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

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