CVE-2020-17145
vulnerability analysis and mitigation

Overview

Azure DevOps Server and Team Foundation Services Spoofing Vulnerability (CVE-2020-17145) was disclosed in December 2020. The vulnerability affects multiple versions of Team Foundation Server and Azure DevOps Server, including Team Foundation Server 2018 Update 3.2, Azure DevOps Server 2020, Team Foundation Server 2018 Update 1.2, Team Foundation Server 2015 Update 4.2, Azure DevOps Server 2019 Update 1.1, Azure DevOps Server 2019.0.1, and Team Foundation Server 2017 Update 3.1 (MITRE CVE).

Technical details

The vulnerability has been assigned a CVSS v3.1 base score of 5.4 (Medium) with the vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N. Under CVSS v2.0, it received a base score of 4.9 with the vector (AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:N) (NVD).

Impact

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow an attacker to compromise the confidentiality and integrity of the affected system (Qualys Research).

Mitigation and workarounds

Microsoft has released security updates to address this vulnerability. Users are advised to apply the appropriate patches for their specific version of Azure DevOps Server or Team Foundation Services (Microsoft Security Guide).

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