CVE-2020-9044 describes an XML External Entity (XXE) vulnerability in the Web Services of Johnson Controls' Metasys product family, impacting various versions of ADS, ADX, ODS, OAS, NAE, NIE, LCS, and SCT. This critical vulnerability, rated 9.1 CVSS, allows unauthenticated remote attackers to potentially launch Denial of Service (DoS) attacks or exfiltrate sensitive ASCII server files due to its network-based attack vector and low attack complexity. While there is no evidence of active exploitation or public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), the vulnerability has garnered significant community discussion, indicating awareness among security researchers.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 10.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:johnsoncontrols:metasys_application_and_data_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
<= 10.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:johnsoncontrols:metasys_application_and_data_server:*:*:*:*:lite:*:*:* | ||
<= 10.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:johnsoncontrols:metasys_extended_application_and_data_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
<= 10.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:johnsoncontrols:metasys_lonworks_control_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
10.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:johnsoncontrols:metasys_open_application_server:10.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.3 Mastodon, and 2.4 GitHub mentions.
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The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.