Vulnerability Details : CVE-2020-8911
A padding oracle vulnerability exists in the AWS S3 Crypto SDK for GoLang versions prior to V2. The SDK allows users to encrypt files with AES-CBC without computing a Message Authentication Code (MAC), which then allows an attacker who has write access to the target's S3 bucket and can observe whether or not an endpoint with access to the key can decrypt a file, they can reconstruct the plaintext with (on average) 128*length (plaintext) queries to the endpoint, by exploiting CBC's ability to manipulate the bytes of the next block and PKCS5 padding errors. It is recommended to update your SDK to V2 or later, and re-encrypt your files.
Products affected by CVE-2020-8911
- cpe:2.3:a:amazon:aws_s3_crypto_sdk:*:*:*:*:*:golang:*:*
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2020-8911
0.05%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days
EPSS Score History
~ 18 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less
CVSS scores for CVE-2020-8911
Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source | First Seen |
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2.1
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LOW | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N |
3.9
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2.9
|
NIST | |
5.6
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MEDIUM | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N |
1.1
|
4.0
|
Google Inc. | |
5.6
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MEDIUM | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N |
1.1
|
4.0
|
NIST |
CWE ids for CVE-2020-8911
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The product uses a broken or risky cryptographic algorithm or protocol.Assigned by:
- cve-coordination@google.com (Secondary)
- nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
References for CVE-2020-8911
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https://github.com/google/security-research/security/advisories/GHSA-f5pg-7wfw-84q9
CBC padding oracle issue in AWS S3 Crypto SDK for golang · Advisory · google/security-research · GitHubExploit;Third Party Advisory
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https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/developer/updates-to-the-amazon-s3-encryption-client/?s=09
Updates to the Amazon S3 Encryption Client | AWS Developer BlogVendor Advisory
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