GHSA-f248-v4qh-x2r6 · Severity: high · Ecosystem: pip — Improper Certificate Validation in blackduck
Synopsys hub-rest-api-python (aka blackduck on PyPI) version 0.0.25 - 0.0.52 does not validate SSL certificates in certain cases.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2020-27589 is rated Exploit Available (58.4/100): CVSS High severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.20%). Core evidence: 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Mandatory action: Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.
Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.
| EDB-ID | Source | Kind | Published | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | nvd_ref | exploit_tag | Exploit-DB ↗ |
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 | 0.41% | 0.20% | -0.21% |
| 2 | 2025-03-29 | 0.18% | 0.41% | +0.23% |
| 3 | 2025-03-17 | — | 0.18% | — |
Full EPSS history (9 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 |
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10.0 | 2.9 | [email protected] |
GHSA-f248-v4qh-x2r6 · Severity: high · Ecosystem: pip — Improper Certificate Validation in blackduck
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| synopsys | hub-rest-api-python | >= 0.0.25, <= 0.0.52 | cpe:2.3:a:synopsys:hub-rest-api-python:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://community.synopsys.com/s/question/0D52H00005JCZAXSA5/announcement-black-duck-defect-identified | Vendor Advisory |
| https://github.com/blackducksoftware/hub-rest-api-python | Third Party Advisory |
| https://github.com/blackducksoftware/hub-rest-api-python/pull/113/commits/273b27d0de1004389dd8cf43c40b1197c787e7cd | Patch Third Party Advisory |
| https://pypi.org/project/blackduck/ | Third Party Advisory |
| https://www.optiv.com/explore-optiv-insights/source-zero/certificate-validation-disabled-black-duck-api-wrapper | Exploit Third Party Advisory |