CVE-2020-1693
HIGHSpacewalk < 2.9 - Unauthenticated XML External Entity Injection via /rpc/api Endpoint
Title source: llmDescription
A flaw was found in Spacewalk up to version 2.9 where it was vulnerable to XML internal entity attacks via the /rpc/api endpoint. An unauthenticated remote attacker could use this flaw to retrieve the content of certain files and trigger a denial of service, or in certain circumstances, execute arbitrary code on the Spacewalk server.
References (3)
Core 3
Core References
Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2020-1693
Patch x_refsource_misc
https://github.com/spacewalkproject/spacewalk/commit/74e28ec61d916c42061ef4347121650a1c962b0c
Exploit, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://zeroauth.ltd/blog/2020/02/18/proof-of-concept-exploit-for-cve-2020-1693-spacewalk/
Scores
CVSS v3
8.6
EPSS
0.0717
EPSS Percentile
91.7%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:L
Details
CWE
CWE-611
Status
published
Products (1)
redhat/spacewalk
< 2.9
Published
Feb 17, 2020
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026