Code Injection in Dropwizard - CVE-2020-5245
Published: March 2, 2020 / Updated: February 20, 2023
Vulnerability identifier: #VU25726
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4: 8.5 [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]
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-5245
CWE-ID: CWE-94
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
Public exploit is available
Vulnerability details
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.
Affected software
Dropwizard
Netcool Operations Insight
Oracle Blockchain Platform
Netcool Operations Insight
Oracle Blockchain Platform
How to mitigate CVE-2020-5245
Install updates from vendor's website.
Dropwizard - addressed in versions 1.3.19, 2.0.2
Netcool Operations Insight - update to 1.6.15
Oracle Blockchain Platform - update to 21.1.2
Netcool Operations Insight - update to 1.6.15
Oracle Blockchain Platform - update to 21.1.2
Links to Public Exploits and PoC-codes
External References
- 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