CVE-2020-11002

Remote Code Execution (RCE) vulnerability in dropwizard-validation

HIGH
8.8
CVSS Score
Published: April 10, 2020 at 06:35 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 02:48 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorDropwizard Validation

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Severity
HIGH8.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 5%

Description

dropwizard-validation before versions 2.0.3 and 1.3.21 has a remote code execution vulnerability. A server-side template injection was identified in the self-validating feature enabling attackers to inject arbitrary Java EL expressions, leading to Remote Code Execution (RCE) vulnerability. If you are using a self-validating bean an upgrade to Dropwizard 1.3.21/2.0.3 or later is strongly recommended. The changes introduced in Dropwizard 1.3.19 and 2.0.2 for CVE-2020-5245 unfortunately did not fix the underlying issue completely. The issue has been fixed in dropwizard-validation 1.3.21 and 2.0.3 or later. We strongly recommend upgrading to one of these versions.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

v < 1.3.21v < 2.0.32.0.0 ≤ v < 2.0.3
Affected range stops below 1.3.21, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 2.0.3, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

CVSS

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-74

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