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CVE-2020-1693
A flaw was found in Spacewalk up to version 2.9 where it was vulnerable to XML internal entity attacks via the /rpc/api endpoint. An…
High8.6EPSS 4.3%
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- redhat
Description
A flaw was found in Spacewalk up to version 2.9 where it was vulnerable to XML internal entity attacks via the /rpc/api endpoint. An unauthenticated remote attacker could use this flaw to retrieve the content of certain files and trigger a denial of service, or in certain circumstances, execute arbitrary code on the Spacewalk server.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| redhatCNA (assigner) | 3.1 | High8.6 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:L |
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.1 | Critical9.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 4.3% · top 8.9% of all CVEs (7 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 8.6.
Weakness
Affected products
References (3)
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2020-1693 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- https://github.com/spacewalkproject/spacewalk/commit/74e28ec61d916c42061ef4347121650a1c962b0c (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- https://zeroauth.ltd/blog/2020/02/18/proof-of-concept-exploit-for-cve-2020-1693-spacewalk/ (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
Sources
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