# CVE-2020-8595: Istio versions 1.2.10 (End of Life) and prior, 1.3 through 1.3.7, and 1.4 through 1.4.3 allows authentication bypass.

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2020-02-12 · Updated: 2024-08-04

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Istio versions 1.2.10 (End of Life) and prior, 1.3 through 1.3.7, and 1.4 through 1.4.3 allows authentication bypass. The Authentication Policy exact-path matching logic can allow unauthorized access to HTTP paths even if they are configured to be only accessed after presenting a valid JWT token. For example, an attacker can add a ? or # character to a URI that would otherwise satisfy an exact-path match.

## What to do

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## References

- https://github.com/istio/istio/commits/master
- https://istio.io/news/security/
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0477
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2020-8595
- https://istio.io/news/security/istio-security-2020-001/
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2020-8595

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