CVE-2020-1956
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CVE-2020-1956 is a high-severity vulnerability rated 8.8/10 on the CVSS scale. Apache Kylin 2.3.0, and releases up to 2.6.5 and 3.0.1 has some restful apis which will concatenate os command with the user input string, a user is likely to be able to execute any os command without any protection or validation.. CISA has confirmed active exploitation in the wild. EPSS estimates a 97.96% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
Apache Kylin 2.3.0, and releases up to 2.6.5 and 3.0.1 has some restful apis which will concatenate os command with the user input string, a user is likely to be able to execute any os command without any protection or validation.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Exploitation Status
This vulnerability is listed in CISA’s Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, confirming active exploitation in the wild. Federal agencies must remediate by .
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Apache | Kylin | >= 2.3.0, <= 2.3.2 |
| Apache | Kylin | >= 2.5.0, <= 2.5.2 |
| Apache | Kylin | >= 2.6.0, <= 2.6.5 |
| Apache | Kylin | 2.4.0 |
| Apache | Kylin | 2.4.1 |
| Apache | Kylin | 3.0.0 |
| Apache | Kylin | 3.0.1 |
References
- https://community.sonarsource.com/t/apache-kylin-3-0-1-command-injection-vulnerability/25706Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r1332ef34cf8e2c0589cf44ad269fb1fb4c06addec6297f0320f5111d%40%3Cuser.kylin.apache.org%3EMailing List, Mitigation, Vendor Advisory
- https://community.sonarsource.com/t/apache-kylin-3-0-1-command-injection-vulnerability/25706Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r1332ef34cf8e2c0589cf44ad269fb1fb4c06addec6297f0320f5111d%40%3Cuser.kylin.apache.org%3EMailing List, Mitigation, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2020-1956Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
Timeline
- Published
- Last Modified
- Status
- Analyzed
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