In SonarQube 8.4.2.36762, an external attacker can achieve authentication bypass through…
Priority LOW 26CWE-287Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · Low · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-287.
Summary
In SonarQube 8.4.2.36762, an external attacker can achieve authentication bypass through SonarScanner. With an empty value for the -D sonar.login option, anonymous authentication is forced. This allows creating and overwriting public and private projects via the /api/ce/submit endpoint.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01073 65th percentileScored 2026-11-07
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
| 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:sonarsource:sonarqube:8.4.2.36762:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 8.4.2.36762 | Vulnerable | SonarSource |
- cpe:2.3:a:sonarsource:sonarqube:8.4.2.36762:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.4.2.36762 Vulnerable ·SonarSource
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-28002
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-6g65-wv5p-gc7r
References
More SonarSource Sonarqube vulnerabilities
- TI-2020-17021 SonarQube 8.4.2.36762 allows remote attackers to discover cleartext SMTP, SVN, and GitLab… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2024-32164 In SonarSource SonarQube 10.4 through 10.5 before 10.6, a vulnerability was discovered in… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.2
- TI-2024-25703 In SonarQube before 10.4 and 9.9.4 LTA, encrypted values generated using the Settings… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
- TI-2019-13121 SonarSource SonarQube before 7.8 has XSS in project links on account/projects. CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1
- TI-2018-13745 A vulnerability in the API of SonarSource SonarQube before 7.4 could allow an… CVSS 3.0MEDIUM 4.3
Sources
- CVE-2020-28002 · CVE Program
- CVE-2020-28002 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-6g65-wv5p-gc7r · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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