CVE-2020-6958

Public Exploit

Description

An XXE vulnerability in JnlpSupport in Yet Another Java Service Wrapper (YAJSW) 12.14, as used in NSA Ghidra and other products, allows attackers to exfiltrate data from remote hosts and potentially cause denial-of-service.

Category

9.1
CVSS
Severity: Critical
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.51%
Third-Party Advisory github.com Third-Party Advisory github.com Third-Party Advisory sourceforge.net
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://sourceforge.net/p/yajsw/bugs/166/ third party advisory exploit
https://github.com/NationalSecurityAgency/ghidra/issues/943 third party advisory exploit
https://github.com/purpleracc00n/Exploits-and-PoC/blob/master/XXE%20in%20YAJSW%E2%80%99s%20JnlpSupport%20affects%20Ghidra%20Server.md third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2020-6958?
CVE-2020-6958 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2020-6958?
To fix CVE-2020-6958, 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-2020-6958 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2020-6958 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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