Vulnerability record · CVE-2020-25200 · published 1 October 2020
CVE-2020-25200: Pritunl observable discrepancy vulnerability
Pritunl · Pritunl
Pritunl 1.29.2145.25 allows attackers to enumerate valid VPN usernames via a series of /auth/session login attempts. Initially, the server will return error 401. However, if the username is valid, then after 20 login attempts, the server will start responding with error 400. Invalid usernames will receive error 401 indefinitely. Note: This has been disputed by the vendor as not a vulnerability. They argue that this is an intended design
Description
Pritunl 1.29.2145.25 allows attackers to enumerate valid VPN usernames via a series of /auth/session login attempts. Initially, the server will return error 401. However, if the username is valid, then after 20 login attempts, the server will start responding with error 400. Invalid usernames will receive error 401 indefinitely. Note: This has been disputed by the vendor as not a vulnerability. They argue that this is an intended design
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Affected products
1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.
References
| Link | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://github.com/lukaszstu/pritunl/blob/master/CVE-2020-25200 | ExploitThird Party Advisory |
| https://pritunl.com | Vendor Advisory |
| https://pritunl.com/security | Vendor Advisory |
| https://github.com/lukaszstu/pritunl/blob/master/CVE-2020-25200 | ExploitThird Party Advisory |
| https://pritunl.com | Vendor Advisory |
| https://pritunl.com/security | Vendor Advisory |
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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2020-25200), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.