8.8
HIGH
CVE-2020-15824
"JetBrains Kotlin Script-Cache Privilege Escalation Vulnerability"
Description

In JetBrains Kotlin from 1.4-M1 to 1.4-RC (as Kotlin 1.3.7x is not affected by the issue. Fixed version is 1.4.0) there is a script-cache privilege escalation vulnerability due to kotlin-main-kts cached scripts in the system temp directory, which is shared by all users by default.

INFO

Published Date :

Aug. 8, 2020, 9:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 7, 2023, 3:17 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

2.8
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2020-15824 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Oracle communications_cloud_native_core_policy
2 Oracle banking_extensibility_workbench
1 Jetbrains kotlin

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2020-15824 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2020-15824 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 07, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference MITRE https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/ra12c3e23b021f259a201648005b9946acd7f618a6f32301c97047967%40%3Cusers.groovy.apache.org%3E [No types assigned]
    Added Reference MITRE https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/ra12c3e23b021f259a201648005b9946acd7f618a6f32301c97047967%40%3Cdev.groovy.apache.org%3E [No types assigned]
    Added Reference MITRE https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/ra12c3e23b021f259a201648005b9946acd7f618a6f32301c97047967%40%3Cannounce.apache.org%3E [No types assigned]
    Added Reference MITRE https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/ra9dab34bf8625511f23692ad0fcee2725f782e9aad6c5cdff6cf4465%40%3Cnotifications.groovy.apache.org%3E [No types assigned]
    Removed Reference MITRE https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/ra12c3e23b021f259a201648005b9946acd7f618a6f32301c97047967@%3Cusers.groovy.apache.org%3E
    Removed Reference MITRE https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/ra12c3e23b021f259a201648005b9946acd7f618a6f32301c97047967@%3Cdev.groovy.apache.org%3E
    Removed Reference MITRE https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/ra12c3e23b021f259a201648005b9946acd7f618a6f32301c97047967@%3Cannounce.apache.org%3E
    Removed Reference MITRE https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/ra9dab34bf8625511f23692ad0fcee2725f782e9aad6c5cdff6cf4465@%3Cnotifications.groovy.apache.org%3E
  • Reanalysis by [email protected]

    Mar. 03, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:apache:groovy:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 2.4.4 up to (excluding) 2.4.21 *cpe:2.3:a:apache:groovy:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 2.5.0 up to (excluding) 2.5.14 *cpe:2.3:a:apache:groovy:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 3.0.0 up to (excluding) 3.0.7 *cpe:2.3:a:apache:groovy:4.0.0:alpha1:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Mar. 01, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/12/06/1 No Types Assigned http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/12/06/1 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/ra12c3e23b021f259a201648005b9946acd7f618a6f32301c97047967@%3Cannounce.apache.org%3E No Types Assigned https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/ra12c3e23b021f259a201648005b9946acd7f618a6f32301c97047967@%3Cannounce.apache.org%3E Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/ra12c3e23b021f259a201648005b9946acd7f618a6f32301c97047967@%3Cdev.groovy.apache.org%3E No Types Assigned https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/ra12c3e23b021f259a201648005b9946acd7f618a6f32301c97047967@%3Cdev.groovy.apache.org%3E Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/ra12c3e23b021f259a201648005b9946acd7f618a6f32301c97047967@%3Cusers.groovy.apache.org%3E No Types Assigned https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/ra12c3e23b021f259a201648005b9946acd7f618a6f32301c97047967@%3Cusers.groovy.apache.org%3E Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/ra9dab34bf8625511f23692ad0fcee2725f782e9aad6c5cdff6cf4465@%3Cnotifications.groovy.apache.org%3E No Types Assigned https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/ra9dab34bf8625511f23692ad0fcee2725f782e9aad6c5cdff6cf4465@%3Cnotifications.groovy.apache.org%3E Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2022.html No Types Assigned https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2022.html Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2021.html No Types Assigned https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2021.html Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:apache:groovy:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 2.4.4 up to (excluding) 2.4.21 *cpe:2.3:a:apache:groovy:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 2.5.0 up to (excluding) 2.5.14 *cpe:2.3:a:apache:groovy:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 3.0.0 up to (excluding) 3.0.7 *cpe:2.3:a:apache:groovy:4.0.0:alpha1:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:oracle:banking_extensibility_workbench:14.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:oracle:banking_extensibility_workbench:14.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:oracle:banking_extensibility_workbench:14.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:oracle:communications_cloud_native_core_policy:1.14.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Feb. 07, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2022.html [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 20, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2021.html [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Dec. 08, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/ra9dab34bf8625511f23692ad0fcee2725f782e9aad6c5cdff6cf4465@%3Cnotifications.groovy.apache.org%3E [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Dec. 06, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/ra12c3e23b021f259a201648005b9946acd7f618a6f32301c97047967@%3Cannounce.apache.org%3E [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Dec. 06, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/12/06/1 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Dec. 06, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/ra12c3e23b021f259a201648005b9946acd7f618a6f32301c97047967@%3Cusers.groovy.apache.org%3E [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/ra12c3e23b021f259a201648005b9946acd7f618a6f32301c97047967@%3Cdev.groovy.apache.org%3E [No Types Assigned]
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Sep. 02, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:jetbrains:kotlin:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 1.4.0 OR *cpe:2.3:a:jetbrains:kotlin:1.4.0:milestone1:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:jetbrains:kotlin:1.4.0:milestone2:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:jetbrains:kotlin:1.4.0:milestone3:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:jetbrains:kotlin:1.4.0:rc:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Aug. 20, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Description In JetBrains Kotlin from 1.4-M1 to 1.4-RC (as Kotlin 1.3.70 is not affected by the issue. Fixed version is 1.4.0) there is a script-cache privilege escalation vulnerability due to kotlin-main-kts cached scripts in the system temp directory, which is shared by all users by default. In JetBrains Kotlin from 1.4-M1 to 1.4-RC (as Kotlin 1.3.7x is not affected by the issue. Fixed version is 1.4.0) there is a script-cache privilege escalation vulnerability due to kotlin-main-kts cached scripts in the system temp directory, which is shared by all users by default.
    Removed Reference https://blog.jetbrains.com [Vendor Advisory]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Aug. 14, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Description In JetBrains Kotlin before 1.4.0, there is a script-cache privilege escalation vulnerability due to kotlin-main-kts cached scripts in the system temp directory, which is shared by all users by default. In JetBrains Kotlin from 1.4-M1 to 1.4-RC (as Kotlin 1.3.70 is not affected by the issue. Fixed version is 1.4.0) there is a script-cache privilege escalation vulnerability due to kotlin-main-kts cached scripts in the system temp directory, which is shared by all users by default.
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Aug. 10, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://blog.jetbrains.com No Types Assigned https://blog.jetbrains.com Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://blog.jetbrains.com/blog/2020/08/06/jetbrains-security-bulletin-q2-2020/ No Types Assigned https://blog.jetbrains.com/blog/2020/08/06/jetbrains-security-bulletin-q2-2020/ Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-269
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:jetbrains:kotlin:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 1.4.0
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2020-15824 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2020-15824 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.40 }} 0.10%

score

0.73611

percentile

CVSS31 - Vulnerability Scoring System
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