CVE-2020-5245
Dropwizard-Validation before 1.3.19, and 2.0.2 may allow arbitrary code execution on the host system, with the privileges of the Dropwizard service account, by injecting arbitrary Java Expression Language expressions when using the self-validating…
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (3.01%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Dropwizard-Validation before 1.3.19, and 2.0.2 may allow arbitrary code execution on the host system, with the privileges of the Dropwizard service account, by injecting arbitrary Java Expression Language expressions when using the self-validating feature. The issue has been fixed in dropwizard-validation 1.3.19 and 2.0.2.
- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 3.01% probability · 87th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-74
- Affected
- dropwizard/dropwizard validation · oracle/blockchain platform
- Source
- security-advisories@github.com
EPSS 3.0% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- https://beanvalidation.org/2.0/spec/#validationapi-message-defaultmessageinterpolationThird Party Advisory
- https://docs.jboss.org/hibernate/validator/6.1/reference/en-US/html_single/#section-interpolation-with-message-expressionsThird Party Advisory
- https://docs.oracle.com/javaee/7/tutorial/jsf-el.htmThird Party Advisory
- https://github.com/dropwizard/dropwizard/commit/28479f743a9d0aab6d0e963fc07f3dd98e8c8236
- https://github.com/dropwizard/dropwizard/commit/d87d1e4f8e20f6494c0232bf8560c961b46db634Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/dropwizard/dropwizard/pull/3157Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/dropwizard/dropwizard/pull/3160Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/dropwizard/dropwizard/security/advisories/GHSA-3mcp-9wr4-cjqfExploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://beanvalidation.org/2.0/spec/#validationapi-message-defaultmessageinterpolationThird Party Advisory
- https://docs.jboss.org/hibernate/validator/6.1/reference/en-US/html_single/#section-interpolation-with-message-expressionsThird Party Advisory
- https://docs.oracle.com/javaee/7/tutorial/jsf-el.htmThird Party Advisory
- https://github.com/dropwizard/dropwizard/commit/28479f743a9d0aab6d0e963fc07f3dd98e8c8236
- https://github.com/dropwizard/dropwizard/commit/d87d1e4f8e20f6494c0232bf8560c961b46db634Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/dropwizard/dropwizard/pull/3157Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/dropwizard/dropwizard/pull/3160Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/dropwizard/dropwizard/security/advisories/GHSA-3mcp-9wr4-cjqfExploit, Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.