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CVE-2020-13945

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2020-13945 describes an insufficient access control vulnerability in Apache APISIX versions 1.2 through 1.5. If an administrator enables the Admin API and removes IP restriction rules, the default token can be used to access sensitive management data, potentially leading to unauthorized information disclosure. This vulnerability carries a CVSS score of 6.5 (Medium) due to its network-based attack vector and high confidentiality impact, and it has an exceptionally high EPSS score, indicating a strong likelihood of exploitation. While not on the CISA KEV catalog, public exploit modules exist, including a Metasploit module for Remote Code Execution and Nuclei templates, despite a lack of broader community discussion or media coverage.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
>= 1.2, <= 1.5CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:apache:apisix:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

6.5MEDIUM

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
NONE
Exploitability Score
2.8
Impact Score
3.6
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
72.98%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
99.4%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
Metasploit: APISIX Admin API default access token RCE · Dec 7, 2020
Nuclei: CVE-2020-13945 · Jan 16, 2022
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.7298 is in the 100th percentile among its peer group of 21,958 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.1 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

packetstormsecurity.com / files/166228/Apache-APISIX-Remote-Code-Execution.html
ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
lists.apache.org / thread.html/r792feb29964067a4108f53e8579a1e9bd1c8b5b9bc95618c814faf2f%40%3Cdev.apisix.apache.org%3E
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