Vulnerability · Published Aug 31, 2020 · Assigned by pivotal

CVE-2020-5419RabbitMQ arbitrary code execution using local binary planting

Medium 6.7

In plain English

A medium-severity uncontrolled search path in RabbitMQ from VMware Tanzu. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.5% (higher than 39% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.0)6.7Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.5%top 60.6% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

RabbitMQ versions 3.8.x prior to 3.8.7 are prone to a Windows-specific binary planting security vulnerability that allows for arbitrary code execution. An attacker with write privileges to the RabbitMQ installation directory and local access on Windows could carry out a local binary hijacking (planting) attack and execute arbitrary code.

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
VMware Tanzu RabbitMQ 3.7 – before 3.7.283.8 – before 3.8.7

Weakness: CWE-427 · Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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