CVE-2020-1476

Medium

Description

An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when ASP.NET or .NET web applications running on IIS improperly allow access to cached files. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could gain access to restricted files. To exploit this vulnerability, an attacker would need to send a specially crafted request to an affected server. The update addresses the vulnerability by changing how ASP.NET and .NET handle requests.

SeverityMedium
CVSS5.5
Exploit probability—
ProductMicrosoft .net Framework
PublishedAug 17, 2020
First seenAug 17, 2020

How to fix

Sources list no fixed version or patch link for this vulnerability.

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
microsoft .net_framework2.0, 3.5, 4.6.2, 4.7, 4.7.1, 4.7.2, 4.6, 4.6.1, 4.8, 3.5.1, 4.5.2—

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CVE-2020-1476 · Microsoft .net Framework · Dark Radar