Vulnerability in Dropwizard Dropwizard-Validation
CVE-2020-5245
Dropwizard-Validation before 1.3.19, and 2.0.2 may allow arbitrary code execution on the host system, with the privileges of the Dropwizard service account, by injecting arbitrary Java Expression Language expressions when using the self-validating feature. The issue has been fixed in dropwizard-validation 1.3.19 and 2.0.2.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.9 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:L.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.030 (87.2th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 87th percentile — 87.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.030 · newest: 0.030 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Dropwizard Dropwizard-Validation — versions >= 1.3.0, < 1.3.19, >= 2.0.0, < 2.0.2
- Dropwizard Validation
- Oracle Blockchain Platform
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- github.com/dropwizard/dropwizard/security/advisories/GHSA-3mcp-9wr4-cjqf (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
- github.com/dropwizard/dropwizard/pull/3157 (Patch, Third Party Advisory)
- github.com/dropwizard/dropwizard/pull/3160 (Patch, Third Party Advisory)
- github.com/dropwizard/dropwizard/commit/28479f743a9d0aab6d0e963fc07f3dd98e8c8236
- github.com/dropwizard/dropwizard/commit/d87d1e4f8e20f6494c0232bf8560c961b46db634 (Patch, Third Party Advisory)
- beanvalidation.org/2.0/spec/ (Third Party Advisory)
- docs.jboss.org/hibernate/validator/6.1/reference/en-US/html_single/ (Third Party Advisory)
- docs.oracle.com/javaee/7/tutorial/jsf-el.htm (Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2020-5245?
- CVE-2020-5245 is a high-severity vulnerability in Dropwizard Dropwizard-Validation, classified under Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component (Injection). CVSS score: 7.9/10. Published 2020-02-24.
- How severe is CVE-2020-5245?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.9 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2020-5245 known to be exploited?
- 4 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.