CVE-2020-36363: Critical severity amazon cloudfront vulnerability

Published Aug 12, 2021
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Updated

Amazon AWS CloudFront TLSv1.22019 allows TLSECDHERSAWITHAES128CBCSHA256 and TLSECDHERSAWITHAES256CBCSHA384, which some entities consider to be weak ciphers.

Affected Software

1 affected component
Amazon Amazon Cloudfront=1.2_2019

Event History

Aug 12, 2021
CVE Published
via MITRE·09:13 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·09:13 PM
Description
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Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of CVE-2020-36363?

CVE-2020-36363 is considered to have a medium severity due to the use of weak cryptographic ciphers in Amazon AWS CloudFront.

2

How do I fix CVE-2020-36363?

To mitigate CVE-2020-36363, configure your Amazon CloudFront distribution to use stronger TLS ciphers and protocols.

3

What vulnerable components are affected by CVE-2020-36363?

The vulnerable component affected by CVE-2020-36363 is Amazon CloudFront version 1.2_2019.

4

What are the implications of exploiting CVE-2020-36363?

Exploiting CVE-2020-36363 could allow attackers to compromise encrypted traffic due to the use of weak ciphers.

5

Is there a workaround for CVE-2020-36363?

A workaround for CVE-2020-36363 is to disable weak ciphers in your AWS CloudFront configuration until a fix can be applied.

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