An attacker that is able to modify Velocity templates may execute arbitrary Java code or run arbitrary system commands with the same privileges as the account running the Servlet container. This applies to applications that allow untrusted users to upload/modify velocity templates running Apache Velocity Engine versions up to 2.2.
CVE-2020-13936 - High Severity Vulnerability
Apache Velocity is a general purpose template engine.
Library home page: http://www.apache.org/
Path to vulnerable library: /target/libs/provided/velocity-1.6.4-atlassian-7.jar
Dependency Hierarchy: - :x: **velocity-1.6.4-atlassian-7.jar** (Vulnerable Library)
Found in base branch: main
An attacker that is able to modify Velocity templates may execute arbitrary Java code or run arbitrary system commands with the same privileges as the account running the Servlet container. This applies to applications that allow untrusted users to upload/modify velocity templates running Apache Velocity Engine versions up to 2.2.
Publish Date: 2021-03-10
URL: CVE-2020-13936
Base Score Metrics: - Exploitability Metrics: - Attack Vector: Network - Attack Complexity: Low - Privileges Required: Low - User Interaction: None - Scope: Unchanged - Impact Metrics: - Confidentiality Impact: High - Integrity Impact: High - Availability Impact: High
For more information on CVSS3 Scores, click here.Type: Upgrade version
Release Date: 2021-03-10
Fix Resolution: org.apache.velocity:velocity-engine-core:2.3
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