Alerta < 8.1.0 - Authentication Bypass Detection
| Reporter | Title | Published | Views | Family All 16 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2020-26214 | 6 Nov 202020:51 | – | circl | |
| Alerta Authentication Bypass Vulnerability | 9 Nov 202000:00 | – | cnvd | |
| CVE-2020-26214 | 6 Nov 202017:50 | – | cve | |
| CVE-2020-26214 LDAP authentication bypass in Alerta | 6 Nov 202017:50 | – | cvelist | |
| LDAP authentication bypass with empty password | 6 Nov 202017:35 | – | github | |
| CVE-2020-26214 | 6 Nov 202017:50 | – | mend | |
| Alerta < 8.1.0 - Authentication Bypass | 12 Oct 202602:21 | – | nuclei | |
| CVE-2020-26214 | 6 Nov 202018:15 | – | nvd | |
| GHSA-5HMM-X8Q8-W5JH LDAP authentication bypass with empty password | 6 Nov 202017:35 | – | osv | |
| PYSEC-2020-159 | 6 Nov 202018:15 | – | osv |
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#!/usr/bin/env python3
# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
"""Alerta prior to version 8."""
from kittysploit import *
from lib.protocols.http.http_client import Http_client
class Module(Scanner, Http_client):
__info__ = {
'name': 'Alerta < 8.1.0 - Authentication Bypass Detection',
'description': 'Alerta prior to version 8.1.0 is prone to authentication bypass when using LDAP as an authorization provider and the LDAP server accepts Unauthenticated Bind requests.',
'author': ['KittySploit Team'],
'severity': 'critical',
'tags': ['web', 'scanner', 'cve', 'cve2020', 'alerta', 'auth-bypass', 'alerta_project', 'passive', 'vuln'],
'agent': {
'risk': 'active',
'effects': ['network_probe'],
'expected_requests': 1,
'reversible': True,
'approval_required': False,
'produces': ['tech_hints', 'risk_signals', 'endpoints'],
'cost': 1.0,
'noise': 0.3,
'value': 1.0,
'requires': {
'min_endpoints': 0,
'min_params': 0,
'tech_hints_any': [],
'tech_hints_all': [],
'specializations_any': [],
'risk_signals_any': [],
'auth_session': False,
'capabilities_any': [],
'capabilities_all': [],
'confidence_min': {},
'confidence_min_any': {},
'endpoint_pattern_any': [],
'param_any': [],
'api_surface_ready': False,
},
'chain': {
'produces_capabilities': [
{
'capability': 'admin_surface',
'from_detail': '',
},
],
'consumes_capabilities': [],
'option_bindings': {},
'suggested_followups': [],
},
},
'references': [
'https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-5hmm-x8q8-w5jh',
'https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc4513#section-5.1.2',
'https://pypi.org/project/alerta-server/8.1.0/',
'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-26214',
'https://github.com/alerta/alerta/commit/2bfa31779a4c9df2fa68fa4d0c5c909698c5ef65',
],
'cve': 'CVE-2020-26214',
}
def run(self):
path = '/api/config'
r = self.http_request(method='GET', path=path, allow_redirects=False)
if not r or r.status_code != 200:
return False
body = r.text or ""
body_all = ('"alarm_model"', '"actions"', '"severity"',)
if all(m in body for m in body_all):
self.set_info(
severity='critical',
reason='Alerta < 8.1.0 - Authentication Bypass detected',
path=path,
)
return True
return False
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28 Jul 2026 11:27Current
8.5High risk
Vulners AI Score8.5
CVSS 27.5
CVSS 3.19.1 - 9.8
EPSS0.65933