Description
<p>A security feature bypass vulnerability exists in the way Microsoft ASP.NET Core parses encoded cookie names.</p>
<p>The ASP.NET Core cookie parser decodes entire cookie strings which could allow a malicious attacker to set a second cookie with the name being percent encoded.</p>
<p>The security update addresses the vulnerability by fixing the way the ASP.NET Core cookie parser handles encoded names.</p>
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Microsoft | ASP.NET Core 2.1 | 2.0 – < publication | publication |
| Microsoft | ASP.NET Core 3.1 | 3.0 – < publication | publication |
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Red Hat
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| RHEL 8 | dotnet +4 | 3.1.108-2.el8_2 | RHSA-2020:3699 |
| RHEL 8 | dotnet-host +6 | 3.1.8-2.el8_2 | RHSA-2020:3699 |
Show 1 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Rhel Dotnet 3 | rh-dotnet31-dotnet +3 | 3.1.108-1.el7 | RHSA-2020:3697 |
| Red Hat Rhel Dotnet 3 | rh-dotnet31-dotnet-host +6 | 3.1.8-1.el7 | RHSA-2020:3697 |
Oracle Linux
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oracle Linux 8 | dotnet +3 | 3.1.108-2.0.1.el8_2 | ELSA-2020-3699 |
| Oracle Linux 8 | dotnet-host +6 | 3.1.8-2.0.1.el8_2 | ELSA-2020-3699 |
Affected packages
Advisories 3
- RHSA-2020:3697 Red Hat Security Advisory: .NET Core 3.1 security and bugfix update for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Feb 24, 2026
- RHSA-2020:3699 Red Hat Security Advisory: .NET Core 3.1 security and bugfix update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Feb 24, 2026
- ELSA-2020-3699 Important: .NET Core 3.1 security and bugfix update (Oracle Linux 8) Oracle Linux Security Advisories (ELSA) · Sep 11, 2020
References
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-1045
- FEDORA-2020-e2deb72e0f vendor-advisory
- FEDORA-2020-48fa1ad65c vendor-advisory
- https://github.com/dotnet/core/blob/main/release-notes/3.1/3.1.8/3.1.8.md#changes-in-318
- https://security.snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-RHEL8-DOTNET-1439600
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:3699