CVE-2020-13185
Published: 11 February 2021
Summary
CVE-2020-13185 is a medium-severity Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel (CWE-288) vulnerability in Teradici Cloud Access Connector. Its CVSS base score is 6.5 (Medium).
Operationally, ranked at the 46.0th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2020-5456
Vulnerability details
Certain web application pages in the authenticated section of the Teradici Cloud Access Connector prior to v18 were accessible without the need to specify authentication tokens, which allowed an attacker in the ability to execute sensitive functions without credentials.
- CWE(s)
Related Threats
No named actor attribution yet. ATT&CK technique mapping in progress for this CVE.
Affected Assets
Mitigating Controls
Likely Mitigating Controls AI
Per-CVE control mapping for this CVE has not run yet; the list below is derived from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry.
Detects unauthorized successful logons resulting from improper authentication implementations.
Requires adaptive authentication under specific conditions, directly strengthening authentication mechanisms against improper or insufficient authentication.
Identity providers centralize and enforce authentication mechanisms, reducing improper authentication.
Mandates unique identification and authentication of non-organizational users, directly mitigating improper authentication.
Authorizing remote access reduces the ability to bypass authentication via unauthorized alternate remote channels.
Documented procedures ensure personnel are trained on authentication mechanisms, tangibly lowering the risk of improper authentication being exploited.
Security awareness training instructs users on secure authentication practices and avoiding credential compromise.
Training on authentication mechanisms and best practices decreases the occurrence of improper authentication.