SB2020122202 - Code injection in BIG-IP AAM Apache Struts component 

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SB2020122202 - Code injection in BIG-IP AAM Apache Struts component

Published: December 22, 2020

Security Bulletin ID SB2020122202
Severity
Medium
Patch available
NO
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Data manipulation

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.


1) Code Injection (CVE-ID: CVE-2020-17530)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation when processing certain tag's attributes. The application performs double evaluation of the code if a developer applied forced OGNL evaluation by using the %{...} syntax. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted request to the application and execute arbitrary code on the target system.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.


Remediation

Cybersecurity Help is not aware of any official remediation provided by the vendor.

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