CVE-2020-24916

Public Exploit

Description

CGI implementation in Yaws web server versions 1.81 to 2.0.7 is vulnerable to OS command injection.

Category

9.8
CVSS
Severity: Critical
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 39.02% Top 5%
Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory debian.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://github.com/erlyaws/yaws/commits/master third party advisory patch
https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/159106/Yaws-2.0.7-XML-Injection-Command-Injection.html exploit vdb entry third party advisory
https://vuln.be/post/yaws-xxe-and-shell-injections/ third party advisory exploit
https://github.com/vulnbe/poc-yaws-cgi-shell-injection third party advisory exploit
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/09/msg00022.html third party advisory mailing list
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4569-1/ third party advisory vendor advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4773 third party advisory vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2020-24916?
CVE-2020-24916 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2020-24916?
To fix CVE-2020-24916, 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-2020-24916 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2020-24916 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~39% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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