CVE-2020-15824
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CVE-2020-15824 is a high-severity vulnerability rated 8.8/10 on the CVSS scale. In JetBrains Kotlin from 1.4-M1 to 1.4-RC (as Kotlin 1.3.7x is not affected by the issue. Fixed version is 1.4.0) there is a script-cache privilege escalation vulnerability due to kotlin-main-kts cached scripts in the system temp directory, which is shared by all users by default.. EPSS estimates a 1.83% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
In JetBrains Kotlin from 1.4-M1 to 1.4-RC (as Kotlin 1.3.7x is not affected by the issue. Fixed version is 1.4.0) there is a script-cache privilege escalation vulnerability due to kotlin-main-kts cached scripts in the system temp directory, which is shared by all users by default.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Update |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jetbrains | Kotlin | 1.4.0 | Milestone1 |
| Oracle | Banking Extensibility Workbench | 14.2 | — |
| Oracle | Banking Extensibility Workbench | 14.3 | — |
| Oracle | Banking Extensibility Workbench | 14.5 | — |
| Oracle | Communications Cloud Native Core Policy | 1.14.0 | — |
References
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/12/06/1Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2022.htmlPatch, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2021.htmlPatch, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/12/06/1Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2022.htmlPatch, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2021.htmlPatch, Third Party Advisory
Timeline
- Published
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- Status
- Modified
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