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TI-2020-10921 Aliases CVE-2020-13945GHSA-c538-784j-qcxc

In Apache APISIX, the user enabled the Admin API and deleted the Admin API access IP…

Priority HIGH 67Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · None · None
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

In Apache APISIX, the user enabled the Admin API and deleted the Admin API access IP restriction rules. Eventually, the default token is allowed to access APISIX management data. This affects versions 1.2, 1.3, 1.4, 1.5.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.73585 99th percentileScored 2026-11-08
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
ApacheApache APISIX1.2; 1.3; 1.4; 1.5—No fix listedCNA
  • Apache APISIX VendorApache Affected 1.2; 1.3; 1.4; 1.5 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:apache:apisix:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.2 – 1.5VulnerableApache
  • cpe:2.3:a:apache:apisix:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.2 – 1.5 Vulnerable ·Apache

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-13945
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-c538-784j-qcxc

References

Exploit 1

Patch 1

  • TI-2022-08057 apisix/batch-requests plugin allows overwriting the X-REAL-IP header KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2023-23979 The HTTP/2 protocol allows a denial of service (server resource consumption) because… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2026-24457 Apache APISIX: forward auth plugin allows header injection CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
  • TI-2022-09331 Apache APISIX: the body_schema check in request-validation plugin can be bypassed CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2021-19447 Path traversal in request_uri variable CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2026-52703 Apache APISIX: Unauthenticated CPU-exhaustion DoS CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7
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Sources

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