Vulnerability · Published Sep 9, 2020 · Assigned by mitre
CVE-2020-24916
Critical 9.8
In plain English
A critical-severity security flaw in the yaws package (Debian). There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 17.4% (higher than 97% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS NVD)9.8Critical
Exploit odds (30 days)17.4%top 2.9% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
CGI implementation in Yaws web server versions 1.81 to 2.0.7 is vulnerable to OS command injection.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | yaws | 2.0.8+dfsg-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2020-24916 |
| Debian:13 | yaws | 2.0.8+dfsg-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2020-24916 |
| Debian:14 | yaws | 2.0.8+dfsg-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2020-24916 |
Affected products (as reported)
References
- https://github.com/erlyaws/yaws/commits/master x_refsource_MISC
- https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/159106/Yaws-2.0.7-XML-Injection-Command-Injection.html x_refsource_MISC
- https://vuln.be/post/yaws-xxe-and-shell-injections/ x_refsource_MISC
- https://github.com/vulnbe/poc-yaws-cgi-shell-injection x_refsource_MISC
- [debian-lts-announce] 20200926 [SECURITY] [DLA 2384-1] yaws security update mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST
- USN-4569-1 vendor-advisory, x_refsource_UBUNTU
- DSA-4773 vendor-advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN