High severity · published Sep 15, 2020
CVE-2020-11977
In Apache Syncope 2.1.X releases prior to 2.1.7, when the Flowable extension is enabled, an administrator with workflow entitlements can use Shell Service Tasks to perform…
7.2
CVSS
2.9%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
In Apache Syncope 2.1.X releases prior to 2.1.7, when the Flowable extension is enabled, an administrator with workflow entitlements can use Shell Service Tasks to perform malicious operations, including but not limited to file read, file write, and code execution.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
High
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)2.9% · higher than 87% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
SY
Syncope · Apache
2.1.0 before 2.1.7 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-11977
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-11977
Vendor Advisory
https://syncope.apache.org/security#CVE-2020-11977:_Remote_Code_Execution_via_Flowable_workflow_definition
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