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Shell command injection in Apache Syncope

High severity GitHub Reviewed Published Jun 16, 2021 to the GitHub Advisory Database • Updated Feb 1, 2023

Package

maven org.apache.syncope:syncope (Maven)

Affected versions

>= 2.1.0, < 2.1.7

Patched versions

2.1.7

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.

References

Published by the National Vulnerability Database Sep 15, 2020
Reviewed May 4, 2021
Published to the GitHub Advisory Database Jun 16, 2021
Last updated Feb 1, 2023

Severity

High
7.2
/ 10

CVSS base metrics

Attack vector
Network
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
High
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weaknesses

CVE ID

CVE-2020-11977

GHSA ID

GHSA-p2rp-cmjq-r7wm

Source code

No known source code
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