CVEvulnerability
CVE-2020-24916
9.8 CRITICAL
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- Status
- Modified
- Published
- 2020-09-09
- Last modified
- 2026-06-17
- Assigner
- [email protected]
- CVSS 3.1 ([email protected])
- 9.8 CRITICAL — CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CVSS 2.0 ([email protected])
- 10.0 HIGH — AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- Weaknesses
- CWE-78
Description
CGI implementation in Yaws web server versions 1.81 to 2.0.7 is vulnerable to OS command injection.
Affected configurations
• yaws yaws (>= 1.81 <= 2.0.7)
• canonical ubuntu linux 18.04
• debian debian linux 9.0
• debian debian linux 10.0
Related
Weakness · CWE (1)
- CWE-78 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command weakness
References
- https://github.com/erlyaws/yaws/commits/master Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/vulnbe/poc-yaws-cgi-shell-injection Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/09/msg00022.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/159106/Yaws-2.0.7-XML-Injection-Command-Injection.html Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4569-1/ Third Party Advisory
- https://vuln.be/post/yaws-xxe-and-shell-injections/ Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4773 Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/erlyaws/yaws/commits/master Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/vulnbe/poc-yaws-cgi-shell-injection Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/09/msg00022.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/159106/Yaws-2.0.7-XML-Injection-Command-Injection.html Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4569-1/ Third Party Advisory
- https://vuln.be/post/yaws-xxe-and-shell-injections/ Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4773 Third Party Advisory