CVE-2020-9434 is a critical vulnerability affecting lua-openssl versions 0.7.7-1, stemming from improper X.509 certificate validation due to incorrect use of lua_pushboolean for non-boolean return values. With a CVSS score of 9.1, this vulnerability presents a high risk, allowing unauthenticated attackers to remotely compromise confidentiality and integrity with low attack complexity. Despite its severity, there is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| 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
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