CVE-2020-17519 is a critical local file inclusion vulnerability affecting Apache Flink versions 1.11.0 through 1.11.2, allowing unauthenticated attackers to read any file on the JobManager's local filesystem via its REST interface. With a CVSS score of 7.5 (High) and an EPSS score of 0.94383, this vulnerability is easily exploitable over the network with no user interaction, leading to high confidentiality impact. It is actively exploited in the wild, with public exploit code available in Metasploit and Nuclei, and has garnered significant community discussion, indicating a high risk to unpatched systems. All users are urged to upgrade to Flink 1.11.3 or 1.12.0 immediately if their instances are exposed.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 1.11.0, < 1.11.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:apache:flink:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
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