Code Injection in openHAB Add-ons - CVE-2020-5242
Published: February 28, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU25685
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-5242
CWE-ID: CWE-94
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: openHAB
Affected software:
openHAB Add-ons
openHAB Add-ons
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation. A remote attacker can use REST calls to install the "EXEC" binding or "EXEC" transformation service and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
How to mitigate CVE-2020-5242
Install updates from vendor's website.