CVE-2020-17522 describes a vulnerability in Apache Traffic Control versions 3.0.0 to 3.1.0 and 4.0.0 to 4.1.0 where the ORT (now atstccfg) component generates ip_allow.config files with overly permissive settings. This allows unauthorized actors to push or remove arbitrary content from CDN cache servers, potentially extending these permissions to unintended external IP addresses. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.8 (Medium), indicating a network-based attack with low complexity and a potential impact on data integrity. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 3.0.0, <= 3.1.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:apache:traffic_control:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 4.0.0, <= 4.1.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:apache:traffic_control:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:N
No social media mentions found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub 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.