Code Injection in Apache Syncope - CVE-2020-1959

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Main Vulnerability Database Vulnerabilities #VU46698

Code Injection in Apache Syncope - CVE-2020-1959

Published: September 14, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU46698
CSH Severity: High
CVSSv4.0: 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-2020-1959
CWE-ID: CWE-94
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Apache Syncope
Software vendor:
Apache Foundation

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation when processing untrusted input. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted request and inject arbitrary server-side template with Java EL expressions.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.


Remediation

Install updates from vendor's website.

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