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Type: advisorySources: OSVCVE: CVE-2020-22784

In Etherpad UeberDB < 0.4.4, due to MySQL omitting trailing spaces on char / varchar columns during comparisons, retrieving database records using UeberDB's MySQL connector could allow bypassing access controls enforced on key names.

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31 Oct 2026, 10:59 UTC · Revision 1

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CVE-2020-22784

core-osv · Original source

Published 28 Apr 2021, 21:15 UTC

In Etherpad UeberDB < 0.4.4, due to MySQL omitting trailing spaces on char / varchar columns during comparisons, retrieving database records using UeberDB's MySQL connector could allow bypassing access controls enforced on key names.

osv:CVE-2020-22784
Complete source record
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  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2020-22784",
  "method": "structured",
  "payload": {
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    "summary": "In Etherpad UeberDB < 0.4.4, due to MySQL omitting trailing spaces on char / varchar columns during comparisons, retrieving database records using UeberDB's MySQL connector could allow bypassing access controls enforced on key names.",
    "evidence": "osv:CVE-2020-22784",
    "products": [],
    "severity": "high",
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          "type": "CVSS_V3",
          "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N"
        }
      ],
      "affected": [
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                {
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                }
              ],
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                  }
                ]
              }
            }
          ],
          "database_specific": {
            "source": "https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2020-22784.json"
          }
        }
      ],
      "modified": "2026-10-20T10:52:16.165755767Z",
      "provider": "osv",
      "references": [
        "https://github.com/ether/ueberDB/commit/e8b58d03534ade8d83c2d1946a8350a23952531e"
      ],
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    },
    "related_cves": [
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    "security_relevant": true,
    "severity_evidence": "/severity/0/score"
  },
  "source_id": "core-osv",
  "document_id": 383517,
  "published_at": "2021-04-28T21:15:08.683+00:00"
}