A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Apache Syncope up to 2.1.6. Affected is some unknown processing of the component Flowable Extension Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a code injection vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-94. The product constructs all or part of a code segment using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the syntax or behavior of the intended code segment. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

In Apache Syncope 2.1.X releases prior to 2.1.7, when the Flowable extension is enabled, an administrator with workflow entitlements can use Shell Service Tasks to perform malicious operations, including but not limited to file read, file write, and code execution.

The weakness was shared 09/15/2020 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at syncope.apache.org. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2020-11977 since 04/21/2020. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. Required for exploitation is a authentication. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1059.

Upgrading to version 2.1.7 eliminates this vulnerability.

The entries VDB-69385, VDB-70338, VDB-114816 and VDB-114817 are related to this item.

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• Syncope

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• 2.1.0
• 2.1.1
• 2.1.2
• 2.1.3
• 2.1.4
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• 2.1.6

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