VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2020-1693
A flaw was found in Spacewalk up to version 2.9 where it was vulnerable to XML internal entity attacks via the /rpc/api endpoint.
CRITICAL 9.8EPSS 4.27%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (4.27%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
A flaw was found in Spacewalk up to version 2.9 where it was vulnerable to XML internal entity attacks via the /rpc/api endpoint. An unauthenticated remote attacker could use this flaw to retrieve the content of certain files and trigger a denial of service, or in certain circumstances, execute arbitrary code on the Spacewalk server.
- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 4.27% probability · 91th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-611
- Affected
- redhat/spacewalk
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
References
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2020-1693Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
- https://github.com/spacewalkproject/spacewalk/commit/74e28ec61d916c42061ef4347121650a1c962b0cPatch
- https://zeroauth.ltd/blog/2020/02/18/proof-of-concept-exploit-for-cve-2020-1693-spacewalk/Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2020-1693Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
- https://github.com/spacewalkproject/spacewalk/commit/74e28ec61d916c42061ef4347121650a1c962b0cPatch
- https://zeroauth.ltd/blog/2020/02/18/proof-of-concept-exploit-for-cve-2020-1693-spacewalk/Exploit, Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.