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CVE-2020-27216: Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')

November 4, 2020 (updated November 18, 2021)

In Eclipse Jetty versions 1.0 thru 9.4.32.v20200930, 10.0.0.alpha1 thru 10.0.0.beta2, and 11.0.0.alpha1 thru 11.0.0.beta2O, on Unix like systems, the system’s temporary directory is shared between all users on that system. A collocated user can observe the process of creating a temporary sub directory in the shared temporary directory and race to complete the creation of the temporary subdirectory. If the attacker wins the race then they will have read and write permission to the subdirectory used to unpack web applications, including their WEB-INF/lib jar files and JSP files. If any code is ever executed out of this temporary directory, this can lead to a local privilege escalation vulnerability.

References

  • github.com/advisories/GHSA-g3wg-6mcf-8jj6
  • github.com/eclipse/jetty.project/issues/5451
  • github.com/eclipse/jetty.project/security/advisories/GHSA-g3wg-6mcf-8jj6
  • github.com/eclipse/jetty.project/security/advisories/GHSA-g3wg-6mcf-8jj6
  • github.com/github/codeql/pull/4473
  • nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-27216

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Affected versions

All versions before 9.4.33, all versions starting from 10.0.0.beta1 up to 10.0.0.beta2, all versions starting from 11.0.0.beta1 up to 11.0.0.beta2

Fixed versions

  • 9.4.33
  • 10.0.0.beta3
  • 11.0.0.beta3

Solution

Upgrade to versions 9.4.33, 10.0.0.beta3, 11.0.0.beta3 or above.

Impact 7 HIGH

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

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Weakness

  • CWE-78: Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')

Source file

maven/org.mortbay.jetty/jetty-webapp/CVE-2020-27216.yml

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