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CVE-2020-5245

23
FAUCET Score

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.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(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 Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

7.9HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:L

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
HIGH
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
CHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
LOW
Exploitability Score
1.3
Impact Score
6.0
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
3.09%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
86.3%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-25
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0309 is in the 85th percentile among its peer group of 17,822 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (3)

github_advisorypatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch
mavenpatch availablevia ghsa
Product: io.dropwizard:dropwizard-validationFixed in: 2.0.2
mavenpatch availablevia ghsa
Product: io.dropwizard:dropwizard-validationFixed in: 1.3.19

Vendor Advisories (1)

mavenGHSA-3mcp-9wr4-cjqfhigh

Remote Code Execution (RCE) vulnerability in dropwizard-validation

Feb 24, 2020

References

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
github.com / dropwizard/dropwizard/commit/28479f743a9d0aab6d0e963fc07f3dd98e8c8236
github.com / dropwizard/dropwizard/commit/d87d1e4f8e20f6494c0232bf8560c961b46db634
PatchThird Party Advisory
github.com / dropwizard/dropwizard/pull/3157
PatchThird Party Advisory
github.com / dropwizard/dropwizard/pull/3160
PatchThird Party Advisory
github.com / dropwizard/dropwizard/security/advisories/GHSA-3mcp-9wr4-cjqf
ExploitThird Party Advisory