# CVE-2020-15235: Sensitive data exposure in RACTF

- Severity: CVSS 5.9 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: f3dc89b
- Published: 2020-10-05 · Updated: 2024-08-04

## Affected

- ractf core: fixed in f3dc89b

## Description

In RACTF before commit f3dc89b, unauthenticated users are able to get the value of sensitive config keys that would normally be hidden to everyone except admins. All versions after commit f3dc89b9f6ab1544a289b3efc06699b13d63e0bd(3/10/20) are patched.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on ractf core, upgrade to a fixed version (f3dc89b) per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://github.com/ractf/core/security/advisories/GHSA-ph67-c355-52vm
- https://github.com/ractf/core/commit/f3dc89b9f6ab1544a289b3efc06699b13d63e0bd

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