CVE-2020-35451

Oozie local privilege escalation

Description

There is a race condition in OozieSharelibCLI in Apache Oozie before version 5.2.1 which allows a malicious attacker to replace the files in Oozie's sharelib during it's creation.

Remediation

Workaround:

  • Validate the contents of the sharelib after uploading.

Categories

4.7
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.10%
Vendor Advisory apache.org
Affected: Apache Software Foundation Apache Oozie
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2020-35451?
CVE-2020-35451 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2020-35451?
As a workaround for remediating CVE-2020-35451: Validate the contents of the sharelib after uploading.
Is CVE-2020-35451 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2020-35451 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2020-35451?
CVE-2020-35451 affects Apache Software Foundation Apache Oozie.
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