Information disclosure in Apache Kylin



Published: 2020-10-19 | Updated: 2022-10-19
Risk Medium
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2020-13937
CWE-ID CWE-284
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit Public exploit code for vulnerability #1 is available.
Vulnerable software
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Apache Kylin
Server applications / Database software

Vendor Apache Foundation

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one medium risk vulnerability.

1) Improper access control

EUVDB-ID: #VU49589

Risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 4.6 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2020-13937

CWE-ID: CWE-284 - Improper Access Control

Exploit availability: Yes

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain unauthorized access to otherwise restricted functionality.

The vulnerability exists due to improper access restrictions to the "/kylin/api/admin/config" API endpoint. A remote non-authenticated attacker can request the URL and obtain sensitive information.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Apache Kylin: 2.0.0 - 3.1.0

External links

http://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rc592e0dcee5a2615f1d9522af30ef1822c1f863d5e05e7da9d1e57f4%40%3Cuser.kylin.apache.org%3E


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

How the attacker can exploit this vulnerability?

The attacker would have to send a specially crafted request to the affected application in order to exploit this vulnerability.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.



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