5.5
MEDIUM
CVE-2020-9479
Apache AsterixDB Zip Slip File Write Vulnerability
Description

When loading a UDF, a specially crafted zip file could allow files to be placed outside of the UDF deployment directory. This issue affected Apache AsterixDB unreleased builds between commits 580b81aa5e8888b8e1b0620521a1c9680e54df73 and 28c0ee84f1387ab5d0659e9e822f4e3923ddc22d. Note: this CVE may be REJECTed as the issue did not affect any released versions of Apache AsterixDB

INFO

Published Date :

March 1, 2021, 4:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 7, 2023, 3:26 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

3.6

Exploitability Score :

1.8
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2020-9479 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 Apache asterixdb
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2020-9479.

URL Resource
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r4cc9cc9c54573babf821c31d5d410fb260d1cd416dc1b225d587be9b%40%3Cdev.asterixdb.apache.org%3E
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/08/08/2 Mailing List Third Party Advisory

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2020-9479 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2020-9479 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 Apache Software Foundation https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r4cc9cc9c54573babf821c31d5d410fb260d1cd416dc1b225d587be9b%40%3Cdev.asterixdb.apache.org%3E [No types assigned]
    Removed Reference Apache Software Foundation https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r4cc9cc9c54573babf821c31d5d410fb260d1cd416dc1b225d587be9b@%3Cdev.asterixdb.apache.org%3E
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Mar. 08, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 Metadata Victim must voluntarily interact with attack mechanism
    Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
    Changed Reference Type https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r4cc9cc9c54573babf821c31d5d410fb260d1cd416dc1b225d587be9b@%3Cdev.asterixdb.apache.org%3E No Types Assigned https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r4cc9cc9c54573babf821c31d5d410fb260d1cd416dc1b225d587be9b@%3Cdev.asterixdb.apache.org%3E Mailing List, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/08/08/2 No Types Assigned https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/08/08/2 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-22
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:apache:asterixdb:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 0.9.5
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Mar. 01, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r4cc9cc9c54573babf821c31d5d410fb260d1cd416dc1b225d587be9b@%3Cdev.asterixdb.apache.org%3E [No Types Assigned]
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

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Exploit Prediction

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

0.07 }} 0.00%

score

0.28313

percentile

CVSS31 - Vulnerability Scoring System
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