CVE-2020-5245 is a critical vulnerability affecting Dropwizard-Validation versions prior to 1.3.19 and 2.0.2, as well as Oracle Blockchain Platform and Dropwizard Validation. It allows for arbitrary code execution on the host system with the privileges of the Dropwizard service account through Java Expression Language injection when using the self-validating feature. With a CVSS score of 8.8 (High), this vulnerability is easily exploitable over the network with low privileges and no user interaction, leading to high impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The EPSS score is low, indicating a low probability of exploitation in the wild. Currently, there is no known active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE. Organizations are advised to update to patched versions 1.3.19 or 2.0.2 to mitigate this risk.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 1.3.19CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:dropwizard:dropwizard_validation:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 2.0.0, < 2.0.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:dropwizard:dropwizard_validation:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 21.1.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:blockchain_platform:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:L
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