CVE-2020-9433 is a critical vulnerability affecting lua-openssl versions 0.7.7-1, where the openssl_x509_check_email function incorrectly handles X.509 certificate validation due to misuse of lua_pushboolean for non-boolean return values. This flaw carries a CVSS score of 9.1 (Critical) and allows for unauthenticated remote attacks with high impact on confidentiality and integrity. While there is no known active exploitation or public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), the vulnerability has garnered significant community discussion with 10 mentions, indicating awareness among security researchers.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
0.7.7-1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:lua-openssl_project:lua-openssl:0.7.7-1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.3 Mastodon, and 2.4 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.