9.8
CRITICAL
CVE-2020-22083
Jsonpickle Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Description

jsonpickle through 1.4.1 allows remote code execution during deserialization of a malicious payload through the decode() function. Note: It has been argued that this is expected and clearly documented behaviour. pickle is known to be capable of causing arbitrary code execution, and must not be used with un-trusted data

INFO

Published Date :

Dec. 17, 2020, 4:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 5:13 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2020-22083 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 Jsonpickle_project jsonpickle

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2020-22083 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2020-22083 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 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-22083
    Added Reference https://gist.github.com/j0lt-github/bb543e77a1a10c33cb56cf23d0837874
    Added Reference https://github.com/j0lt-github/python-deserialization-attack-payload-generator
    Added Reference https://github.com/jsonpickle/jsonpickle/issues/332
    Added Reference https://github.com/jsonpickle/jsonpickle/issues/332#issuecomment-747807494
    Added Reference https://versprite.com/blog/application-security/into-the-jar-jsonpickle-exploitation/
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Aug. 04, 2024

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

    May. 17, 2024

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

    May. 14, 2024

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

    Apr. 11, 2024

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

    Mar. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Tag MITRE disputed
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 07, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Description ** DISPUTED ** jsonpickle through 1.4.1 allows remote code execution during deserialization of a malicious payload through the decode() function. Note: It has been argued that this is expected and clearly documented behaviour. pickle is known to be capable of causing arbitrary code execution, and must not be used with un-trusted data. jsonpickle through 1.4.1 allows remote code execution during deserialization of a malicious payload through the decode() function. Note: It has been argued that this is expected and clearly documented behaviour. pickle is known to be capable of causing arbitrary code execution, and must not be used with un-trusted data
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Dec. 23, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-22083 No Types Assigned https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-22083 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/jsonpickle/jsonpickle/issues/332#issuecomment-747807494 No Types Assigned https://github.com/jsonpickle/jsonpickle/issues/332#issuecomment-747807494 Third Party Advisory
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Dec. 22, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Description jsonpickle through 1.4.1 allows remote code execution during deserialization of a malicious payload through the decode() function. ** DISPUTED ** jsonpickle through 1.4.1 allows remote code execution during deserialization of a malicious payload through the decode() function. Note: It has been argued that this is expected and clearly documented behaviour. pickle is known to be capable of causing arbitrary code execution, and must not be used with un-trusted data.
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-22083 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://github.com/jsonpickle/jsonpickle/issues/332#issuecomment-747807494 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Dec. 18, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://gist.github.com/j0lt-github/bb543e77a1a10c33cb56cf23d0837874 No Types Assigned https://gist.github.com/j0lt-github/bb543e77a1a10c33cb56cf23d0837874 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/j0lt-github/python-deserialization-attack-payload-generator No Types Assigned https://github.com/j0lt-github/python-deserialization-attack-payload-generator Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/jsonpickle/jsonpickle/issues/332 No Types Assigned https://github.com/jsonpickle/jsonpickle/issues/332 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://versprite.com/blog/application-security/into-the-jar-jsonpickle-exploitation/ No Types Assigned https://versprite.com/blog/application-security/into-the-jar-jsonpickle-exploitation/ Exploit, Third Party Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-502
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:jsonpickle_project:jsonpickle:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 1.4.1
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CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2020-22083 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-2020-22083 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

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

4.67 }} -6.28%

score

0.88356

percentile

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