Advisory details:
github_osv / GHSA-vwqq-5vrc-xw9h
| Advisory ID | github_osv/GHSA-vwqq-5vrc-xw9h |
| Aliases |
CVE-2020-9488
|
| Summary | Improper validation of certificate with host mismatch in Apache Log4j SMTP appender prior to version 2.13.2. 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. |
| Status | Published |
| Exploitability | 0.5 |
| Weighted Severity | 3.3 |
| Risk | 1.6 |
| Affected and Fixed Packages | Package Details |
| Introduced and Fixed Package Commit Patches | Package Commit Patches Details |
| CWE-295 | Improper Certificate Validation |
| System | Score | Found at |
|---|---|---|
| cvssv3.1 | 3.7 | https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2020/06/GHSA-vwqq-5vrc-xw9h/GHSA-vwqq-5vrc-xw9h.json |
| generic_textual | LOW |
No EPSS data available for this advisory.
| Patch URL | |
|---|---|
| There are no known patches. | |
| Attack Vector (AV) | Attack Complexity (AC) | Privileges Required (PR) | User Interaction (UI) | Scope (S) | Confidentiality Impact (C) | Integrity Impact (I) | Availability Impact (A) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
network adjacent_network local physical |
low high |
none low high |
none required |
unchanged changed |
high low none |
high low none |
high low none |
Vector: SSVCv2/E:N/A:N/T:P/P:M/B:A/M:M/D:T/2026-05-29T16:07:49Z/
Decision: Track
Source URL: https://github.com/cisagov/vulnrichment/blob/develop/2020/9xxx/CVE-2020-9488.json
Source Advisory: vulnrichment/CVE-2020-9488
[{'Exploitation': 'none'},
{'Automatable': 'no'},
{'Technical Impact': 'partial'},
{'Mission Prevalence': 'minimal'},
{'Public Well-being Impact': 'material'},
{'Mission & Well-being': 'medium'}]