CVE-2020-16904

Azure Functions Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Published Oct 16, 2020 CVSS 3.1 · 5.3 Medium EPSS 3.4% KEV · Not listed
Description
<p>An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in the way Azure Functions validate access keys.</p>
<p>An unauthenticated attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could invoke an HTTP Function without proper authorization.</p>
<p>This security update addresses the vulnerability by correctly validating access keys used to access HTTP Functions.</p>

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2020-8862 <p>An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in the way Azure Functions validate access keys.</p> <p>An unauthenticated attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could invoke an HTTP Function without proper authorization.</p> <p>This security update addresses the vulnerability by correctly validating access keys used to access HTTP Functions.</p>
History
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Description <p>An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in the way Azure Functions validate access keys.</p> <p>An unauthenticated attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could invoke an HTTP Function without proper authorization.</p> <p>This security update addresses the vulnerability by correctly validating access keys used to access HTTP Functions.</p> <p>An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in the way Azure Functions validate access keys.</p> <p>An unauthenticated attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could invoke an HTTP Function without proper authorization.</p> <p>This security update addresses the vulnerability by correctly validating access keys used to access HTTP Functions.</p>
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Metrics epss

{'score': 0.0132}

epss

{'score': 0.02847}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
microsoft
Published
Updated
Aug 4, 2024, 1:45 PM
Reserved
Aug 4, 2020, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Oct 16, 2020, 11:15 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 2:58 AM