Vulnerability in Atlassian Alfresco Enterprise Content Management
CVE-2020-12873
An issue was discovered in Alfresco Enterprise Content Management (ECM) before 6.2.1. A user with privileges to edit a FreeMarker template (e.g., a webscript) may execute arbitrary Java code or run arbitrary system commands with the same privileges as the account running Alfresco.
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CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.017 (75.9th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 76th percentile — 75.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.016 · newest: 0.017 · change: +0.001
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- issues.alfresco.com/jira/browse/MNT-21510 (Permissions Required, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory)
- securitylab.github.com/advisories/GHSL-2020-039-alfresco (Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2020-12873?
- CVE-2020-12873 is a high-severity vulnerability in Atlassian Alfresco Enterprise Content Management, classified under Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component (Injection). CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2021-02-19.
- How severe is CVE-2020-12873?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2020-12873 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.