CVE-2020-15688
mediumpriority · track · 36OT risk · elevatedEPSS 0.040 · 91 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
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.
remediations
Vendor fix, mitigation, or workaround guidance, as published by each source.
A vendor fix is available.
- FixedMSMcisa_csaf_ot
According to Hitachi Energy, users should follow recommended security practices and firewall configurations to help protect a network from outside attacks, including:
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 6.8–8.8
weaknesses
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affected products (4)
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advisories (1)
Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.
- ICSA-23-129-02Hitachi Energy MSM2023-05-10icsa · cisa_csaf_otUS
Successful exploitation of these vulnerabilities could allow an attacker to obtain user access credentials of the MSM web interface or cause a denial-of-service condition.
also known as (3)
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sources
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references (9)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- https://cxsecurity.com/issue/WLB-2020100044cnnvd
- https://github.com/embedthis/goahead-gpl/issues/3cnnvd
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-15688cnnvd
- https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/159505/EmbedThis-GoAhead-Web-Server-5.1.1-Digest-Authentication-Capture-Replay-Nonce-Reuse.htmlcnnvd
- https://www.embedthis.com/goahead/download.htmlPatchcnnvd
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/159505/EmbedThis-GoAhead-Web-Server-5.1.1-Digest-Authentication-Capture-Replay-Nonce-Reuse.htmlenisa_euvd
- https://github.com/embedthis/goahead-gpl/issues/3enisa_euvd
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/159505/EmbedThis-GoAhead-Web-Server-5.1.1-Digest-Authentication-Capture-Replay-Nonce-Reuse.htmlExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entrynvd
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