CVE-2020-9488
moderate-risk
Published 2020-04-27
Improper validation of certificate with host mismatch in Apache Log4j SMTP appender. This could allow an SMTPS connection to be intercepted by a man-in-the-middle attack which could leak any log messages sent through that appender. Fixed in Apache Log4j 2.12.3 and 2.13.1
Do I need to act?
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0.03% chance of exploitation
EPSS score — low exploit probability
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
3
CVSS 3.7/10
Low
NETWORK
/ HIGH complexity
Affected Products (20)
References (98)
Issue Tracking
https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/LOG4J2-2819
and 78 more references
43
/ 100
moderate-risk
Severity
13/34 · Low
Exploitability
0/34 · Minimal
Exposure
30/34 · Critical