CVE-2020-13938 json
Improper Handling of Insufficient Privileges
published 2021-06-10 5 y ago modified 2026-09-08 2 mo ago also BIT-apache-2020-13938 , EUVD-2020-6130
- cvss
- 5.5
- version 3.1, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 11.8%
- EPSS 11.8% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 96%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
Apache HTTP Server versions 2.4.0 to 2.4.46 Unprivileged local users can stop httpd on Windows
Patch / fix
- bitnami apache 2.4.47
- mcafee epolicy_orchestrator 5.10.0
- apache2 Alpine 3.24, Alpine 3.23, Alpine 3.22 +12 more 2.4.48-r0
alpine advisories ALPINE-CVE-2020-13938
Alpine secdb © Alpine Linux, from https://secdb.alpinelinux.org via OSV; changed: normalised to fixed package versions per release. CC BY-SA 4.0
Vendor advisories
What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.
red hat product security vex CVE-2020-13938 updated cvss 6.2
httpd: Improper Handling of Insufficient Privileges
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Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6 httpd22 httpd22 Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Web Server 2 httpd22 httpd22affected: no fix planned “Out of support scope”
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 httpd, mod_ssl, httpd-tools, httpd-manual Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 httpd, mod_ssl, mod_ldap, httpd-tools, mod_session, httpd-manual, +1 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 httpd, mod_md, mod_ssl, mod_ldap, mod_http2, httpd-tools, +4 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 httpd, mod_lua, mod_ssl, mod_ldap, httpd-core, httpd-tools, +4 more Red Hat JBoss Core Services jbcs-httpd24-httpd Red Hat Software Collections httpd24-httpd, httpd24-mod_md, httpd24-mod_ssl, httpd24-mod_ldap, httpd24-httpd-tools, httpd24-mod_session, +2 morenot affected: vulnerable code not present
Red Hat CSAF VEX © Red Hat, Inc., from https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/; changed: reduced to product statuses and remediations. CC BY 4.0 · csaf
cisa ICSA-22-132-02 updated cvss 5.5
Mitsubishi Electric MELSOFT iQ AppPortal
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Mitsubishi Electric MELSOFT iQ AppPortal (SW1DND-IQAPL-M) >= 1.00A, <= 1.26Caffected: mitigation “Update to 1.29F or later. Unzip the downloaded file (zip format) and execute the file “setup.exe.”” mitsubishielectric.com
From CISA ICS and IT advisories (CSAF, https://github.com/cisagov/CSAF), a U.S. Government work; changed: reduced to products, statuses and remediations. CISA notification · csaf
Exploit prediction
11.77% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 96% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.1 | 5.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 2.1 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
| OSV | 3.1 | 5.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
Affected packages
| ecosystem | package | affected | fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| bitnami | apache | >=2.4.0, <2.4.47 |
2.4.47 |
Affected products
- Apache Software Foundation Apache HTTP Server
Classification
- Weakness
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- CWE-862 Missing Authorization
- Technology feeds
References
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httpd.apache.org
/security/vulnerabilities_24.html
release-notes, vendor-advisory, advisory
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lists.apache.org
/thread.html/re026d3da9d7824bd93b9f871c0fdda978d960c7e62d8c43cba8d0bf3%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E
mailing-list, release-notes, vendor-advisory, advisory
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lists.apache.org
/thread.html/r5fdc4fbbc7ddb816c843329a9accdcf284ade86e8d77b8c2a6d9bc30%40%3Cannounce.httpd.apache.org%3E
mailing-list, web
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lists.apache.org
/thread.html/r7f2b70b621651548f4b6f027552f1dd91705d7111bb5d15cda0a68dd%40%3Cdev.httpd.apache.org%3E
mailing-list, web
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openwall.com
/lists/oss-security/2021/06/10/3
mailing-list, third-party-advisory, advisory
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security.netapp.com
/advisory/ntap-20210702-0001/
third-party-advisory, advisory
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kc.mcafee.com
/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10379
third-party-advisory, advisory
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nvd.nist.gov
/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-13938
web
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2020-13938
- NVD CVE-2020-13938
- OSV BIT-apache-2020-13938
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