CVE-2020-12877
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedVeritas APTARE versions prior to 10.4 allowed sensitive information to be accessible without authentication.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · high confidenceVeritas APTARE versions prior to 10.4 contain an authentication bypass vulnerability that allows unauthenticated users to access sensitive information. The vulnerability stems from missing or inadequate access controls that fail to require authentication before disclosing sensitive data.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data< 10.4CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Confirm Veritas APTARE is installedSearch your systems for APTARE components or check for the APTARE web application/service. Look for processes named 'aptare' or services running on common APTARE ports (typically 80/443 for the web interface).Affected if APTARE is found running in the environment and version is below 10.4
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Identify the installed APTARE versionLocate the APTARE installation directory and check version files, or access the APTARE web interface and look for version information in the footer, about page, or login screen. Compare the found version against the affected range (anything prior to 10.4).Affected if Installed version is lower than 10.4 (e.g., 10.3.x, 10.2.x, earlier)
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Verify APTARE interface authentication enforcementAttempt to access APTARE web URLs directly without providing credentials. Try common sensitive endpoints like /admin, /reports, /data, or /api without logging in. Observe whether the system returns sensitive data or redirects to a login page.Affected if Sensitive data or functionality is accessible without any authentication credentials
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Check network exposure of APTAREReview firewall rules and network configurations to determine if the APTARE web interface is exposed to untrusted networks or the public internet. Identify which IP addresses or subnets can reach the APTARE ports.Affected if APTARE is reachable from untrusted networks without network-level access controls
If Veritas APTARE is present with a version lower than 10.4 and the web interface or sensitive endpoints are accessible without authentication, the environment is affected by CVE-2020-12877.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor data10.4
Upgrade Veritas APTARE to version 10.4 or later to obtain the patched version with proper authentication controls. If immediate upgrade is not possible, restrict network access to the APTARE interface through firewall rules or network segmentation.
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2020-12877 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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