CVE-2020-28002
mediumpriority · track · 21EPSS 0.011 · 65 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
In SonarQube 8.4.2.36762, an external attacker can achieve authentication bypass through SonarScanner. With an empty value for the -D sonar.login option, anonymous authentication is forced. This allows creating and overwriting public and private projects via the /api/ce/submit endpoint.
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affected products (2)
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- https://csl.com.co/sonarqube-auditando-al-auditor-parte-ii/cnnvd
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-28002cnnvd
- https://www.qualcomm.com/company/product-security/bulletins/october-2020-security-bulletinPatchcnnvd
- https://csl.com.co/sonarqube-auditando-al-auditor-parte-ii/enisa_euvd
- https://csl.com.co/sonarqube-auditando-al-auditor-parte-ii/ExploitThird Party Advisorynvd
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