Security restrictions bypass in Azure SDK for Java - CVE-2020-16971
Published: December 8, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU48887
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4: 9.2 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-16971
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise the affected system.
The vulnerability exists due to application does not properly impose security restrictions, which leads to security restrictions bypass and remote code execution.
Affected software
Azure SDK for Java
Operations Analytics - Log Analysis
IBM Qradar SIEM
Juniper Secure Analytics (JSA)
Operations Analytics - Log Analysis
IBM Qradar SIEM
Juniper Secure Analytics (JSA)
How to mitigate CVE-2020-16971
Install updates from vendor's website.
Operations Analytics - Log Analysis - update to 1.3.8 Fix Pack 3
Juniper Secure Analytics (JSA) - update to 7.5.0 UP14 IF01
Juniper Secure Analytics (JSA) - update to 7.5.0 UP14 IF01