CVE-2020-13956

Aliases:GHSA-7r82-7xv7-xcpj
Advisory lineage Upstream: 0 Downstream: 15
Modified
Published: 02 Dec 2020, 16:20
Last modified:01 Dec 2025, 15:45

Vulnerability Summary

Overall Risk (default)
low
21/100
CVSS Score
5.3 MEDIUM
v3.1 (nvd)
EPSS Score
0.51% LOW
1% probability 0.00%
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
None found
Dark Web
Not detected

Timeline

02 Dec 2020, 16:20
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
01 Dec 2025, 15:45
Last Modified
Vulnerability information updated

Description

Apache HttpClient versions prior to version 4.5.13 and 5.0.3 can misinterpret malformed authority component in request URIs passed to the library as java.net.URI object and pick the wrong target host for request execution.

CVSS Metrics

  • v3.1•MEDIUM•Score: 5.3CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
  • v2.0•MEDIUM•Score: 5AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

EPSS Trends

Current EPSS score: 0.51%• Percentile: 67%

Affected Systems

  • apache•httpclient

    < 4.5.13 | ≥ 5.0.0, < 5.0.3

  • org.apache.httpcomponents•httpclient

    < 4.5.13 | ≥ 5.0.0, < 5.0.3

  • netapp•active_iq_unified_manager

    na

  • netapp•snapcenter

    na

  • oracle•commerce_guided_search

    11.3.2

  • oracle•communications_cloud_native_core_service_communication_proxy

    1.14.0

  • oracle•data_integrator

    12.2.1.3.0 | 12.2.1.4.0

  • oracle•jd_edwards_enterpriseone_orchestrator

    < 9.2.6.0

  • oracle•jd_edwards_enterpriseone_tools

    < 9.2.6.0

  • oracle•nosql_database

    < 20.3

  • oracle•peoplesoft_enterprise_peopletools

    8.57 | 8.58

  • oracle•peoplesoft enterprise pt peopletools

    8.57 | 8.58 | 8.59

  • oracle•primavera_unifier

    ≥ 17.7, ≤ 17.12 | 16.1 | 16.2 | 18.8 | 19.12 | 20.12

  • oracle•retail_customer_management_and_segmentation_foundation

    ≥ 16.0, ≤ 19.0

  • oracle•spatial_studio

    < 20.1.1

  • oracle•sql_developer

    < 20.4.1.407.0006 | < 21.99

  • Unknown•WebLogic Server

    12.2.1.4.0 | 14.1.1.0.0

  • quarkus•quarkus

    < 1.7.6

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