Vulnerability in Apache Commons Configuration
CVE-2020-1953
Apache Commons Configuration uses a third-party library to parse YAML files which by default allows the instantiation of classes if the YAML includes special statements. Apache Commons Configuration versions 2.2, 2.3, 2.4, 2.5, 2.6 did not change the default settings of this library. So if a YAML file was loaded from an untrusted source, it could therefore load and execute code out of the control of the host application.
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CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 10.0 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.063 (93.5th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 94th percentile — 93.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.068 · newest: 0.063 · change: -0.005
Affected products
- Apache Commons Configuration — versions 2.2, 2.3, 2.4
- Apache Commons Configuration — versions 2.2, 2.3, 2.4
- Oracle Database Server — versions 11.2.0.4, 12.1.0.2, 12.2.0.1
- Oracle Healthcare Foundation — versions 7.1.1, 7.2.0, 7.2.1
References
- lists.apache.org/thread.html/rde2186ad6ac0d6ed8d51af7509244adcf1ce0f9a3b7e1d1dd… (mailing-list)
- lists.apache.org/thread.html/d0e00f2e147a9e9b13a6829133092f349b2882bf6860397368…
- www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2020.html (Third Party Advisory)
- lists.apache.org/thread.html/r16a2e949e35780c8974cf66104e812410f3904f752df6b66b…
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2020-1953?
- CVE-2020-1953 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Apache Commons Configuration. CVSS score: 10.0/10. Published 2020-03-13.
- How severe is CVE-2020-1953?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 10.0 out of 10.