Code Injection in Dropwizard - CVE-2020-5245
Published: March 2, 2020 / Updated: February 20, 2023
Vulnerability identifier: #VU25726
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-5245
CWE-ID: CWE-94
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
Public exploit is available
Vendor: Coda Hale
Affected software:
Dropwizard
Dropwizard
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 authenticated attacker can inject arbitrary Java Expression Language expressions when using the self-validating feature 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-2020-5245
Install updates from vendor's website.
Sources
- https://github.com/dropwizard/dropwizard/commit/d87d1e4f8e20f6494c0232bf8560c961b46db634
- https://github.com/dropwizard/dropwizard/pull/3157
- https://github.com/dropwizard/dropwizard/pull/3160
- https://github.com/dropwizard/dropwizard/security/advisories/GHSA-3mcp-9wr4-cjqf
- https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JAVA-IODROPWIZARD-552147