CVE-2019-12180

Public Exploit

Description

An issue was discovered in SmartBear ReadyAPI through 2.8.2 and 3.0.0 and SoapUI through 5.5. When opening a project, the Groovy "Load Script" is automatically executed. This allows an attacker to execute arbitrary Groovy Language code (Java scripting language) on the victim machine by inducing it to open a malicious Project. The same issue is present in the "Save Script" function, which is executed automatically when saving a project.

7.8

CVSS

Severity: High

CVSS 3.1 •

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 8.33% Top 10%

Third-Party Advisory mediaservice.net

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
https://lab.mediaservice.net/advisory/2020-04-readyapi-soapui.txt	third party advisory exploit

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2019-12180?: CVE-2019-12180 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2019-12180?: To fix CVE-2019-12180, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2019-12180 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2019-12180 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~8% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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