CVE-2020-8859

Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 3.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2020-03-23 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-476

Description

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to create a denial-of-service condition on affected installations of ELOG Electronic Logbook 3.1.4-283534d. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the processing of HTTP parameters. A crafted request can trigger the dereference of a null pointer. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to create a denial-of-service condition. Was ZDI-CAN-10115.

Affected products

ELOG Electronic Logbook: 3.1.4-283534d

References

https://elog.psi.ch/elogs/Forum/69114
https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-20-252/
https://elog.psi.ch/elogs/Forum/69114
https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-20-252/

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