Union Pay up to 1.2.0, for web based versions contains a CWE-347: Improper Verification of Cryptographic Signature vulnerability, allows attackers to shop for free in merchants' websites and mobile apps, via a crafted authentication code (MAC) which is generated based on a secret key which is NULL.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2020-23533 is rated Moderate Risk (41.5/100): CVSS High severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.15%). Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.
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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 | 2025-03-30 | 0.14% | 0.15% | +0.02% |
| 2 | 2025-03-29 | 0.16% | 0.14% | -0.03% |
| 3 | 2023-12-21 | — | 0.16% | — |
Full EPSS history (8 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.5 | 3.1 | HIGH |
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3.9 | 3.6 | [email protected] |
| 5.0 | 2.0 | MEDIUM |
|
10.0 | 2.9 | [email protected] |
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| unionpayintl | union_pay | <= 1.2.0 | cpe:2.3:a:unionpayintl:union_pay:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| http://mobitec.ie.cuhk.edu.hk/cve_2020/ | Permissions Required |
| https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/347.html | Technical Description |
| https://www.dropbox.com/s/6smwnbrp0kgsgrc/poc_code.py?dl=0 | Third Party Advisory |
| https://www.dropbox.com/s/czbkdr73tclq2nr/UnionPay_Vulnerability_Report.txt?dl=0 | Third Party Advisory |