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high 8.8

CVE-2020-17532 json

Apache ServiceComb Yaml remote deserialization vulnerability

published 5y ago modified 4mo ago also GHSA-px4w-rcv2-6x8x , EUVD-2022-1140

cvss
8.8
version 3.1, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
3.4%
EPSS 3.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 88%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

When handler-router component is enabled in servicecomb-java-chassis, authenticated user may inject some data and cause arbitrary code execution. The problem happens in versions between 2.0.0 ~ 2.1.3 and fixed in Apache ServiceComb-Java-Chassis 2.1.5

Patch / fix

  • maven org.apache.servicecomb:java-chassis 1.3.2, 2.1.5
  • apache java_chassis 2.1.5

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Exploit prediction

3.38% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 88% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.1 8.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD 2.0 6.0 AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P
GitHub 3.1 8.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected packages

ecosystem package affected fixed in
maven org.apache.servicecomb:java-chassis
>=1.0.0, <1.3.2
>=2.0.0, <2.1.5
1.3.2
2.1.5

Affected products

  • Apache Software Foundation Apache ServiceComb-Java-Chassis

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-20 Improper Input Validation
  • CWE-502 Deserialization of Untrusted Data

References

Sources

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