What is CVE-2020-24231?

CVE-2020-24231 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Jumpmind Symmetricds. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2020-10-05.

How severe is CVE-2020-24231?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Jumpmind Symmetricds

CVE-2020-24231

Symmetric DS <3.12.0 uses mx4j to provide access to JMX over HTTP. mx4j, by default, has no auth and is available on all interfaces. An attacker can interact with JMX: get system info, and invoke MBean methods. It is possible to install additional MBeans from a remote host using MLet that leads to arbitrary code execution.

EPSS: 0.018 (76.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Jumpmind Symmetricds
N/a — versions n/a

References

cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-24231?: CVE-2020-24231 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Jumpmind Symmetricds. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2020-10-05.
How severe is CVE-2020-24231?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.