CVE-2020-1958

When LDAP authentication is enabled in Apache Druid 0.17.0, callers of Druid APIs with a valid set of LDAP credentials can bypass the credentialsValidator.userSearch filter barrier that determines if a valid LDAP user is allowed to authenticate with Druid. They are still subject to role-based authorization checks, if configured. Callers of Druid APIs can also retrieve any LDAP attribute values of users that exist on the LDAP server, so long as that information is visible to the Druid server. This information disclosure does not require the caller itself to be a valid LDAP user.

Published: 2020-04-01 Last update: 2024-11-21 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2020-1958 is rated Moderate Risk (52.6/100): CVSS Medium severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 4.57%, 90th percentile). Core evidence: EPSS ranks this CVE among the most likely to be exploited in the near term. Mandatory action: High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2020-1958

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 15.57% 4.57% -11.00%
2 2025-11-21 15.24% 15.57% +0.32%
3 2025-11-18 15.24%

Full EPSS history (20 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2020-1958

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
6.5 3.1 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:L)
A normal user session is enough; they don’t have to be admin.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:N)
Service keeps running; no real outage angle.
2.8 3.6 [email protected]
3.5 2.0 LOW
AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
Authentication (AU:S)
A single authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
6.8 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2020-1958

GitHub Security Advisory for CVE-2020-1958

GHSA-qh2g-7h5p-mxf4 · Severity: medium · Ecosystem: maven — Credentials bypass in Apache Druid

OS Trackers for CVE-2020-1958

vendor priority summary link
redhat medium https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-1958

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2020-1958

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
apache druid 0.17.0 cpe:2.3:a:apache:druid:0.17.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2020-1958

URL Tags
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r026540c617d334007810cd8f0068f617b5c78444be00a31fc1b03390%40%3Ccommits.druid.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r1526dbce98a138629a41daa06c13393146ddcaf8f9d273cc49d57681%40%3Ccommits.druid.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r1c32c95543d44559b8d7fd89b0a85f728c80e8b715685bbf788a15a4%40%3Ccommits.druid.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r47c90a378efdb3fd07ff7f74095b8eb63b3ca93b8ada5c2661c5e371%40%3Ccommits.druid.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r75e74d39c41c1b95a658b6a9f75fc6fd02b1d1922566a0ee4ee2fdfc%40%3Ccommits.druid.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r9d437371793b410f8a8e18f556d52d4bb68e18c537962f6a97f4945e%40%3Cdev.druid.apache.org%3E Mailing List Vendor Advisory
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rf70876ecafb45b314eff9d040c5281c4adb0cb7771eb029448cfb79b%40%3Cannounce.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rffabc9e83cc2831bbee5db32b3965b84b09346a26ebc1012db63d28c%40%3Ccommits.druid.apache.org%3E
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