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CVE-2020-13936

Velocity Sandbox Bypass

Published: Mar 10, 2021Updated: Nov 21, 2024 Sources: CVE List NVD GHSA BDUNVD-CWE-noinfo
8.8HIGH
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
22.7%
Top 2.5%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available
Self-Check
OpenVAS

Description

An attacker that is able to modify Velocity templates may execute arbitrary Java code or run arbitrary system commands with the same privileges as the account running the Servlet container. This applies to applications that allow untrusted users to upload/modify velocity templates running Apache Velocity Engine versions up to 2.2.

No summary for this CVE yet.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:LUI:NS:UC:HI:HA:H
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:LPrivileges Required
Low
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:HConfidentiality
High
I:HIntegrity
High
A:HAvailability
High
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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-noinfo

Affected Products

oracle
commercial·USaka oracle corp.
banking deposits and lines of credit servicingOn-prem
Enterprise Software / hr-finance
banking enterprise default managementOn-premDatabase
Databases / relational
banking loans servicingOn-prem
Enterprise Software / hr-finance
banking party managementOn-premWeb App
Enterprise Software / itsm-monitoring
banking platformOn-premWeb App
Enterprise Software / erp
communications cloud native core policyOn-premDatabase
Databases / cache-message-queue
communications network integrityOn-premWeb App
Enterprise Software / itsm-monitoring
hospitality token proxy serviceOn-premWeb App
Enterprise Software / itsm-monitoring
apache
oss-project·USaka apache httpd, apache http server
velocity engineLibraryLibrary
OSS Libraries / generic-library
wss4jOn-premLibrary
Security Products / secure-gateway-vpn
Maven
package-ecosystem
org.apache.velocity:velocity-engine-parent
OSS Libraries
org.apache.velocity:velocity
OSS Libraries
Apache Software Foundation
oss-project·USaka apache foundation
Apache Velocity EngineOn-premLibrary
OSS Libraries / web-framework
VelocityOn-premWeb App
Web & CMS Plugins / cms-core
debian
oss-project·GBaka debian gnu/linux
debian linuxOn-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
Сообщество свободного программного обеспечения
oss-projectaka fsf
Debian GNU/LinuxOn-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
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Exploitability

Official Patch Available
Workaround Available
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References

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/03/10/1
openwall.com
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r01043f584cbd47959fabe18fff64de940f81a65024bb8dddbda31d9a%40%3Cuser.velocity.apache.org%3E
lists.apache.org
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r0bc98e9cd080b4a13b905c571b9bed87e1a0878d44dbf21487c6cca4%40%3Cdev.santuario.apache.org%3E
lists.apache.org
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