CVE-2020-13925

CRITICAL

Apache Kylin 2.3.0-3.0.9 - OS Command Injection via RESTful API

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2020-13925. PoCs published by bit4woo.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This PoC demonstrates a command injection vulnerability in Apache Kylin 3.0.1 via the project name parameter in a download request. The payload uses pipe characters to execute arbitrary commands, confirmed via a DNS callback to Burp Collaborator.

Description

Similar to CVE-2020-1956, Kylin has one more restful API which concatenates the API inputs into OS commands and then executes them on the server; while the reported API misses necessary input validation, which causes the hackers to have the possibility to execute OS command remotely. Users of all previous versions after 2.3 should upgrade to 3.1.0.

Exploits (1)

nomisec WORKING POC 16 stars
by bit4woo · poc
https://github.com/bit4woo/CVE-2020-13925

This PoC demonstrates a command injection vulnerability in Apache Kylin 3.0.1 via the project name parameter in a download request. The payload uses pipe characters to execute arbitrary commands, confirmed via a DNS callback to Burp Collaborator.

Classification
Working Poc 90%
Attack Type
Rce
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Apache Kylin 3.0.1
Auth required
Prerequisites: Authenticated access to Apache Kylin · Network access to the target
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (2)

Core 2

Scores

CVSS v3 9.8
EPSS 0.1986
EPSS Percentile 97.1%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-78
Status published
Products (2)
apache/kylin 2.3.0 - 3.1.0
org.apache.kylin/kylin-server-base 0 - 3.1.0Maven
Published Jul 14, 2020
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026