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CVE-2020-13575

A public proof of concept exists; no exploitation attested.

  • Published2021-02-10
  • WeaknessCWE-476

Am I affected?

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Description

A denial-of-service vulnerability exists in the WS-Addressing plugin functionality of Genivia gSOAP 2.8.107. A specially crafted SOAP request can lead to denial of service. An attacker can send an HTTP request to trigger this vulnerability.

Timeline

dates in UTC
  1. 2021-02-1020:15CVE publishedNVD

Versions per branch

NVD
Fedoraproject fedora
BranchAffectedFixed in
33.x= 33no fix published
34.x= 34no fix published
Genivia gsoap
BranchAffectedFixed in
2.8= 2.8.107no fix published

as publishedRanges as NVD and OSV publish them; a distribution’s build can be fixed under an older number.

Products declared by the CNA1 product

As talos, the CNA that assigned this CVE, declared them in the CVE record; versions as written.

  • Genivia gSOAP
    Affected
    • = 2.8.107no fix stated

Source: the CNA record (CVE Program), © The MITRE Corporation,CVE Terms of UseCVE recordupdated 2024-03-01

Distribution builds and vendor advisories

Packages from OSV.dev and products from the vendors' CSAF advisories.

version not verifiedVersions not verified: read as OSV.dev and the vendors publish them, not checked against each vendor's release list.

Packages

  • gsoapUbuntu:22.04:LTSall versions · no fixed version listed
  • gsoapUbuntu:20.04:LTSall versions · no fixed version listed
  • gsoapUbuntu:18.04:LTSall versions · no fixed version listed
  • gsoapUbuntu:16.04:LTSall versions · no fixed version listed
  • gsoapMageia:8all versions · fixed in 2.8.104-1.1.mga8
  • gsoapMageia:7all versions · fixed in 2.8.67-2.1.mga7
  • gsoapDebian:14all versions · fixed in 2.8.104-3
  • gsoapDebian:13all versions · fixed in 2.8.104-3

2 more package ranges on OSV.dev

Full record on NVD

Fix

No fix published by the sources we read yet. NVD record

Detection

Nuclei template
none so far
ProjectDiscovery
Exploit-DB
no entry
Exploit-DB
Proof of concept
Metasploit modules
none listed
Metasploit Framework

Sources

  • CISA-ADPSSVC decisionpoc2024-11-19
  • CNACVSS 3.17.5known since 2026-10-23
  • NVDCVSS 3.17.5read 2026-10-23
  • NVDCVSS 2.05read 2026-10-23
  • CNAweakness (CWE)CWE-476known since 2026-10-23
  • NVDweakness (CWE)CWE-476read 2026-10-23
  • FIRST EPSSEPSS score2.2 %2026-11-08
  • OSVaffected packages—
  • GitHub Advisoriesadvisory—

Identifiers

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Published
2021-02-10
Last Modified
2026-06-17
NVD status
Modified
GitHub Advisory
GHSA-r2p2-33c5-88q4

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-13575?

A denial-of-service vulnerability exists in the WS-Addressing plugin functionality of Genivia gSOAP 2.8.107. A specially crafted SOAP request can lead to denial of service. An attacker can send an HTTP request to trigger this vulnerability.

Is CVE-2020-13575 actively exploited?

A proof-of-concept exploit exists for CVE-2020-13575, but active exploitation has not been confirmed at this time.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2020-13575?

CVE-2020-13575 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.5 (HIGH severity), with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

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