CVE-2020-5242

HIGH

openHAB < 2.5.2 - Unauthenticated Remote Code Execution via REST API Binding Installation

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

openHAB before 2.5.2 allow a remote attacker to use REST calls to install the EXEC binding or EXEC transformation service and execute arbitrary commands on the system with the privileges of the user running openHAB. Starting with version 2.5.2 all commands need to be whitelisted in a local file which cannot be changed via REST calls.

References (2)

Core 2

Scores

CVSS v3 7.7
EPSS 0.0197
EPSS Percentile 78.0%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N

Details

CWE
CWE-284 CWE-863
Status published
Products (1)
openhab/openhab < 2.5.2
Published Feb 20, 2020
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026