🛡️ CVE-2020-1045 — aspnet-core
Description
Cookie parsing failure
A security feature bypass vulnerability exists in the way Microsoft ASP.NET Core parses encoded cookie names.The ASP.NET Core cookie parser decodes entire cookie strings which could allow a malicious attacker to set a second cookie with the name being percent encoded.The security update addresses the vulnerability by fixing the way the ASP.NET Core cookie parser handles encoded names., aka 'Microsoft ASP.NET Core Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability'.
Affected software
CVE-2020-1045 is recorded against 14 packages.
- aspnet-core
- microsoft.aspnetcore.app (fixed in 2.1.22)
- microsoft.aspnetcore.app.runtime.linux-arm (from 3.1.0 up to 3.1.8)
- microsoft.aspnetcore.app.runtime.linux-arm64 (from 3.1.0 up to 3.1.8)
- microsoft.aspnetcore.app.runtime.linux-musl-arm64 (from 3.1.0 up to 3.1.8)
- microsoft.aspnetcore.app.runtime.linux-musl-x64 (from 3.1.0 up to 3.1.8)
- microsoft.aspnetcore.app.runtime.linux-x64 (from 3.1.0 up to 3.1.8)
- microsoft.aspnetcore.app.runtime.osx-x64 (from 3.1.0 up to 3.1.8)
- microsoft.aspnetcore.app.runtime.win-arm (from 3.1.0 up to 3.1.8)
- microsoft.aspnetcore.app.runtime.win-arm64 (from 3.1.5 up to 3.1.8)
- microsoft.aspnetcore.app.runtime.win-x64 (from 3.1.0 up to 3.1.8)
- microsoft.aspnetcore.app.runtime.win-x86 (from 3.1.0 up to 3.1.8)
- microsoft.aspnetcore.http (fixed in 2.1.22)
- microsoft.owin (fixed in 4.1.1)
Timeline and source
Published on 6 March 2024 and last revised on 20 May 2025. No public exploit is currently recorded for this entry. Record sourced from OSV.
References
access.redhat.com (Web)
github.com (Web)
lists.fedoraproject.org (Web)
lists.fedoraproject.org (Web)
portal.msrc.microsoft.com (Web)
security.snyk.io (Web)
nvd.nist.gov (Web)
Details
Affected Packages
| Software | From version | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| aspnet-core | — | — |
| microsoft.aspnetcore.app | — | 2.1.22 |
| microsoft.aspnetcore.app.runtime.linux-arm | 3.1.0 | 3.1.8 |
| microsoft.aspnetcore.app.runtime.linux-arm64 | 3.1.0 | 3.1.8 |
| microsoft.aspnetcore.app.runtime.linux-musl-arm64 | 3.1.0 | 3.1.8 |
| microsoft.aspnetcore.app.runtime.linux-musl-x64 | 3.1.0 | 3.1.8 |
| microsoft.aspnetcore.app.runtime.linux-x64 | 3.1.0 | 3.1.8 |
| microsoft.aspnetcore.app.runtime.osx-x64 | 3.1.0 | 3.1.8 |
| microsoft.aspnetcore.app.runtime.win-arm | 3.1.0 | 3.1.8 |
| microsoft.aspnetcore.app.runtime.win-arm64 | 3.1.5 | 3.1.8 |
| microsoft.aspnetcore.app.runtime.win-x64 | 3.1.0 | 3.1.8 |
| microsoft.aspnetcore.app.runtime.win-x86 | 3.1.0 | 3.1.8 |
| microsoft.aspnetcore.http | — | 2.1.22 |
| microsoft.owin | — | 4.1.1 |
References
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