CVE-2020-13997: High severity shopware vulnerability

Published Jul 28, 2020
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Updated

In Shopware 6 before 6.2.3, the database password is leaked to an unauthenticated user when a DriverException occurs and verbose error handling is enabled. This vulnerability does not affect the shopware 5 release branch (shopware/shopware on packagist).

Other sources

In Shopware before 6.2.3, the database password is leaked to an unauthenticated user when a DriverException occurs and verbose error handling is enabled.

Affected Software

3 affected componentsFixes available
composer/shopware/platform>=6.0.0<6.2.3
6.2.3
composer/shopware/core>=6.0.0<6.2.3
6.2.3
Shopware Shopware<6.2.3

Event History

Jul 28, 2020
CVE Published
via MITRE·08:18 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·08:18 PM
Description
May 24, 2022
Advisory Published
via GitHub·05:24 PM

Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the vulnerability ID for this vulnerability?

The vulnerability ID for this vulnerability is CVE-2020-13997.

2

What is the severity of CVE-2020-13997?

The severity of CVE-2020-13997 is high with a severity value of 7.5.

3

What is the description of CVE-2020-13997?

The description of CVE-2020-13997 is that in Shopware before 6.2.3, the database password is leaked to an unauthenticated user when a DriverException occurs and verbose error handling is enabled.

4

How does CVE-2020-13997 affect Shopware?

CVE-2020-13997 affects Shopware versions up to and including 6.2.3.

5

How can I fix CVE-2020-13997?

To fix CVE-2020-13997, you should update to Shopware version 6.2.3 or later.

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