LabVantage LIMS 8.3 does not properly maintain the confidentiality of database names.
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · None · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-203.
Summary
LabVantage LIMS 8.3 does not properly maintain the confidentiality of database names. For example, the web application exposes the database name. An attacker might be able to enumerate database names by providing his own database name in a request, because the response will return an 'Unrecognized Database exception message if the database does not exist.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:labvantage:labvantage:8.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 8.3 | Vulnerable | LabVantage |
- cpe:2.3:a:labvantage:labvantage:8.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.3 Vulnerable ·LabVantage
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-7959
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-p6hf-7wm2-3xg4
References
Sources
- CVE-2020-7959 · CVE Program
- CVE-2020-7959 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-p6hf-7wm2-3xg4 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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