CVE-2020-1938

KEV
Published: Feb 24, 2020 Last Modified: Ott 27, 2025
ExploitDB:
Other exploit source:
Google Dorks:
CRITICAL 9,8
Attack Vector: network
Attack Complexity: low
Privileges Required: none
User Interaction: none
Scope: unchanged
Confidentiality: high
Integrity: high
Availability: high
HIGH 7,5
Access Vector: network
Access Complexity: low
Authentication: none
Confidentiality: partial
Integrity: partial
Availability: partial

Description

AI Translation Available

When using the Apache JServ Protocol (AJP), care must be taken when trusting incoming connections to Apache Tomcat. Tomcat treats AJP connections as having higher trust than, for example, a similar HTTP connection. If such connections are available to an attacker, they can be exploited in ways that may be surprising. In Apache Tomcat 9.0.0.M1 to 9.0.0.30, 8.5.0 to 8.5.50 and 7.0.0 to 7.0.99, Tomcat shipped with an AJP Connector enabled by default that listened on all configured IP addresses. It was expected (and recommended in the security guide) that this Connector would be disabled if not required. This vulnerability report identified a mechanism that allowed: - returning arbitrary files from anywhere in the web application - processing any file in the web application as a JSP Further, if the web application allowed file upload and stored those files within the web application (or the attacker was able to control the content of the web application by some other means) then this, along with the ability to process a file as a JSP, made remote code execution possible. It is important to note that mitigation is only required if an AJP port is accessible to untrusted users. Users wishing to take a defence-in-depth approach and block the vector that permits returning arbitrary files and execution as JSP may upgrade to Apache Tomcat 9.0.31, 8.5.51 or 7.0.100 or later. A number of changes were made to the default AJP Connector configuration in 9.0.31 to harden the default configuration. It is likely that users upgrading to 9.0.31, 8.5.51 or 7.0.100 or later will need to make small changes to their configurations.

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System)

Trend Analysis

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System)

Prevede la probabilità di sfruttamento basata su intelligence sulle minacce e sulle caratteristiche della vulnerabilità.

EPSS Score
0,9447
Percentile
1,0th
Updated

EPSS Score Trend (Last 90 Days)

Exploit

Apache Tomcat - AJP 'Ghostcat File Read/Inclusion

Apache Tomcat - AJP 'Ghostcat File Read/Inclusion

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Exploit

Apache Tomcat - AJP 'Ghostcat' File Read/Inclusion (Metasploit)

Verified

Apache Tomcat - AJP 'Ghostcat' File Read/Inclusion (Metasploit)

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Operating System

Debian Linux by Debian

cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Common Platform Enumeration - Standardized vulnerability identification
Application

Communications Element Manager by Oracle

cpe:2.3:a:oracle:communications_element_manager:8.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Common Platform Enumeration - Standardized vulnerability identification
Application

Communications Instant Messaging Server by Oracle

cpe:2.3:a:oracle:communications_instant_messaging_server:10.0.1.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Common Platform Enumeration - Standardized vulnerability identification
Application

Data Availability Services by Netapp

cpe:2.3:a:netapp:data_availability_services:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Common Platform Enumeration - Standardized vulnerability identification
Application

Hospitality Guest Access by Oracle

cpe:2.3:a:oracle:hospitality_guest_access:4.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Common Platform Enumeration - Standardized vulnerability identification
Application

Workspaces Server by Blackberry

cpe:2.3:a:blackberry:workspaces_server:8.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Common Platform Enumeration - Standardized vulnerability identification
Application

Oncommand System Manager by Netapp

Version Range Affected
From 3.0.0 (inclusive)
To 3.1.3 (inclusive)
cpe:2.3:a:netapp:oncommand_system_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Common Platform Enumeration - Standardized vulnerability identification
Operating System

Fedora by Fedoraproject

cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:32:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Common Platform Enumeration - Standardized vulnerability identification
Application

Health Sciences Empirica Signal by Oracle

cpe:2.3:a:oracle:health_sciences_empirica_signal:7.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Common Platform Enumeration - Standardized vulnerability identification
Application

Communications Element Manager by Oracle

cpe:2.3:a:oracle:communications_element_manager:8.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Common Platform Enumeration - Standardized vulnerability identification
Application

Tomcat by Apache

Version Range Affected
From 9.0.0 (inclusive)
To 9.0.31 (exclusive)
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Common Platform Enumeration - Standardized vulnerability identification
Application

Workload Manager by Oracle

cpe:2.3:a:oracle:workload_manager:18c:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Common Platform Enumeration - Standardized vulnerability identification
Application

Communications Element Manager by Oracle

cpe:2.3:a:oracle:communications_element_manager:8.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Common Platform Enumeration - Standardized vulnerability identification
Application

Workspaces Server by Blackberry

cpe:2.3:a:blackberry:workspaces_server:7.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Common Platform Enumeration - Standardized vulnerability identification
Application

Mysql Enterprise Monitor by Oracle

Version Range Affected
From 8.0.0 (inclusive)
To 8.0.20 (inclusive)
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql_enterprise_monitor:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Common Platform Enumeration - Standardized vulnerability identification
Application

Agile Engineering Data Management by Oracle

cpe:2.3:a:oracle:agile_engineering_data_management:6.2.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Common Platform Enumeration - Standardized vulnerability identification
Operating System

Fedora by Fedoraproject

cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:31:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Common Platform Enumeration - Standardized vulnerability identification
Application

Workspaces Server by Blackberry

cpe:2.3:a:blackberry:workspaces_server:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Common Platform Enumeration - Standardized vulnerability identification
Application

Geode by Apache

cpe:2.3:a:apache:geode:1.12.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Common Platform Enumeration - Standardized vulnerability identification
Operating System

Fedora by Fedoraproject

cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:30:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Common Platform Enumeration - Standardized vulnerability identification
Application

Mysql Enterprise Monitor by Oracle

Version Range Affected
To 4.0.12 (inclusive)
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql_enterprise_monitor:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Common Platform Enumeration - Standardized vulnerability identification
Application

Instantis Enterprisetrack by Oracle

Version Range Affected
From 17.1 (inclusive)
To 17.3 (inclusive)
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:instantis_enterprisetrack:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Common Platform Enumeration - Standardized vulnerability identification
Application

Transportation Management by Oracle

cpe:2.3:a:oracle:transportation_management:6.3.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Common Platform Enumeration - Standardized vulnerability identification
Application

Workload Manager by Oracle

cpe:2.3:a:oracle:workload_manager:12.2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Common Platform Enumeration - Standardized vulnerability identification
Operating System

Leap by Opensuse

cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:15.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Common Platform Enumeration - Standardized vulnerability identification
Operating System

Debian Linux by Debian

cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Common Platform Enumeration - Standardized vulnerability identification
Application

Agile Plm by Oracle

cpe:2.3:a:oracle:agile_plm:9.3.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Common Platform Enumeration - Standardized vulnerability identification
Application

Workload Manager by Oracle

cpe:2.3:a:oracle:workload_manager:19c:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Common Platform Enumeration - Standardized vulnerability identification
Application

Agile Plm by Oracle

cpe:2.3:a:oracle:agile_plm:9.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Common Platform Enumeration - Standardized vulnerability identification
Application

Workspaces Server by Blackberry

cpe:2.3:a:blackberry:workspaces_server:7.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Common Platform Enumeration - Standardized vulnerability identification
Application

Tomcat by Apache

Version Range Affected
From 8.5.0 (inclusive)
To 8.5.51 (exclusive)
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Common Platform Enumeration - Standardized vulnerability identification
Operating System

Debian Linux by Debian

cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Common Platform Enumeration - Standardized vulnerability identification
Application

Hospitality Guest Access by Oracle

cpe:2.3:a:oracle:hospitality_guest_access:4.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Common Platform Enumeration - Standardized vulnerability identification
Application

Tomcat by Apache

Version Range Affected
From 7.0.0 (inclusive)
To 7.0.100 (exclusive)
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Common Platform Enumeration - Standardized vulnerability identification
Application

Agile Plm by Oracle

cpe:2.3:a:oracle:agile_plm:9.3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Common Platform Enumeration - Standardized vulnerability identification
Application

Good Control by Blackberry

Version Range Affected
To 5.2.58.38 (inclusive)
cpe:2.3:a:blackberry:good_control:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Common Platform Enumeration - Standardized vulnerability identification
Application

Siebel Ui Framework by Oracle

Version Range Affected
To 20.5 (inclusive)
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:siebel_ui_framework:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Common Platform Enumeration - Standardized vulnerability identification
Application

Health Sciences Empirica Inspections by Oracle

cpe:2.3:a:oracle:health_sciences_empirica_inspections:1.0.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Common Platform Enumeration - Standardized vulnerability identification
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https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rce2af55f6e144ffcdc025f997eddceb315dfbc0b2…
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https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/re5eecbe5bf967439bafeeaa85987b3a43f0e6efe0…
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rf1bbc0ea4a9f014cf94df9a12a6477d24a27f5274…
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rf26663f42e7f1a1d1cac732469fb5e92c89908a48…
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rf992c5adf376294af31378a70aa8a158388a41d70…
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/03/msg00006.html
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/05/msg00026.html
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedorapr…
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedorapr…
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedorapr…
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202003-43
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20200226-0002/
http://support.blackberry.com/kb/articleDetail?articleNumber=000062739
https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4673
https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4680
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2021.html
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2020.html
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2020.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-03/msg00025.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-05/msg00002.html
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r089dc67c0358a1556dd279c762c74f32d7a254a54…
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r1125f3044a0946d1e7e6f125a6170b58d413ebd4a…
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r17aaa3a05b5b7fe9075613dd0c681efa60a4f8c8f…
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r38a5b7943b9a62ecb853acc22ef08ff586a7b3c66…
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r43faacf64570b1d9a4bada407a5af3b2738b0c007…
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https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r57f5e4ced436ace518a9e222fabe27fb785f09f5b…
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https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedorapr…
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedorapr…
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedorapr…
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https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20200226-0002/
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https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4680
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2021.html
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2020.html
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2020.html