#VU46695 Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in Apache Syncope - CVE-2020-11977
Published: September 14, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU46695
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-11977
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Apache Syncope
Apache Syncope
Software vendor:
Apache Foundation
Apache Foundation
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to application does not properly impose security restrictions within the Flowable extension, which leads to possibility of scheduling Shell Service Tasks. A remote authenticated application administrator can read and write files and execute arbitrary code on the system.
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.