OS Command Injection in Apache Kylin - CVE-2020-1956
Published: May 22, 2020 / Updated: March 25, 2022
Vulnerability identifier: #VU28190
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4: 9.3 [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]
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-1956
CWE-ID: CWE-78
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
The vulnerability is being exploited in the wild
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary shell commands on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation in RESTFull API. A remote unauthenticated attacker can pass specially crafted data to the application and execute arbitrary OS commands on the target system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
Affected software
Apache Kylin
How to mitigate CVE-2020-1956
Install updates from vendor's website.
Apache Kylin - addressed in versions 2.6.6, 3.0.2