CVE-2020-26251
CORS configuration is possibly vulnerable
Open Zaak is a modern, open-source data- and services-layer to enable zaakgericht werken, a Dutch approach to case management. In Open Zaak before version 1.3.3 the Cross-Origin-Resource-Sharing policy in Open Zaak is currently wide open - every client is allowed. This allows evil.com to run scripts that perform AJAX calls to known Open Zaak installations, and the browser will not block these. This was intended to only apply to development machines running on localhost/127.0.0.1. Open Zaak 1.3.3 disables CORS by default, while it can be opted-in through environment variables. The vulnerability does not actually seem exploitable because: a) The session cookie has a Same-Site: Lax policy which prevents it from being sent along in Cross-Origin requests. b) All pages that give access to (production) data are login-protected c) Access-Control-Allow-Credentials is set to false d) CSRF checks probably block the remote origin, since they're not explicitly added to the trusted allowlist.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- High
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
4.7
CORS configuration is possibly vulnerable
Open Zaak is a modern, open-source data- and services-layer to enable zaakgericht werken, a Dutch approach to case management. In Open Zaak before version 1.3.3 the Cross-Origin-Resource-Sharing policy in Open Zaak is currently wide open - every client is allowed. This allows evil.com to run scripts that perform AJAX calls to known Open Zaak installations, and the browser will not block these. This was intended to only apply to development machines running on localhost/127.0.0.1. Open Zaak 1.3.3 disables CORS by default, while it can be opted-in through environment variables. The vulnerability does not actually seem exploitable because: a) The session cookie has a Same-Site: Lax policy which prevents it from being sent along in Cross-Origin requests. b) All pages that give access to (production) data are login-protected c) Access-Control-Allow-Credentials is set to false d) CSRF checks probably block the remote origin, since they're not explicitly added to the trusted allowlist.
- Record
CVE-2020-26251- CVSS 3.1
- 4.7 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-346
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2020-18847
4.7
Open Zaak is a modern, open-source data- and services-layer to enable zaakgericht werken, a Dutch approach to case management. In Open Zaak before version 1.3.3 the Cross-Origin-Resource-Sharing policy in Open Zaak is currently wide open - every client is allowed. This allows evil.com to run scripts that perform AJAX calls to known Open Zaak installations, and the browser will not block these. This was intended to only apply to development machines running on localhost/127.0.0.1. Open Zaak 1.3.3 disables CORS by default, while it can be opted-in through environment variables. The vulnerability does not actually seem exploitable because: a) The session cookie has a Same-Site: Lax policy which prevents it from being sent along in Cross-Origin requests. b) All pages that give access to (production) data are login-protected c) Access-Control-Allow-Credentials is set to false d) CSRF checks probably block the remote origin, since they're not explicitly added to the trusted allowlist.
- Record
EUVD-2020-18847- CVSS 3.1
- 4.7 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-03
NVD
4.7
Open Zaak is a modern, open-source data- and services-layer to enable zaakgericht werken, a Dutch approach to case management. In Open Zaak before version 1.3.3 the Cross-Origin-Resource-Sharing policy in Open Zaak is currently wide open - every client is allowed. This allows evil.com to run scripts that perform AJAX calls to known Open Zaak installations, and the browser will not block these. This was intended to only apply to development machines running on localhost/127.0.0.1. Open Zaak 1.3.3 disables CORS by default, while it can be opted-in through environment variables. The vulnerability does not actually seem exploitable because: a) The session cookie has a Same-Site: Lax policy which prevents it from being sent along in Cross-Origin requests. b) All pages that give access to (production) data are login-protected c) Access-Control-Allow-Credentials is set to false d) CSRF checks probably block the remote origin, since they're not explicitly added to the trusted allowlist.
- Record
CVE-2020-26251- CVSS 3.1
- 4.7 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 4.3 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-346
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
4.7
Open Zaak is a modern, open-source data- and services-layer to enable zaakgericht werken, a Dutch approach to case management. In Open Zaak before version 1.3.3 the Cross-Origin-Resource-Sharing policy in Open Zaak is currently wide open - every client is allowed. This allows evil.com to run scripts that perform AJAX calls to known Open Zaak installations, and the browser will not block these. This was intended to only apply to development machines running on localhost/127.0.0.1. Open Zaak 1.3.3 disables CORS by default, while it can be opted-in through environment variables. The vulnerability does not actually seem exploitable because: a) The session cookie has a Same-Site: Lax policy which prevents it from being sent along in Cross-Origin requests. b) All pages that give access to (production) data are login-protected c) Access-Control-Allow-Credentials is set to false d) CSRF checks probably block the remote origin, since they're not explicitly added to the trusted allowlist.
- Record
CVE-2020-26251- CVSS 3.1
- 4.7 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2020-26251 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.7) in Openzaak Open Zaak, published December 18, 2020. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.45%, the 39th percentile. No source names a fixed version.