openHAB exec add-ons allow remote arbitrary command execution
CVE-2020-5242

7.7HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor

Openhab

Status
Openhab-addons
Vendor
CVE Published:
20 February 2020

What is CVE-2020-5242?

openHAB before 2.5.2 allow a remote attacker to use REST calls to install the EXEC binding or EXEC transformation service and execute arbitrary commands on the system with the privileges of the user running openHAB. Starting with version 2.5.2 all commands need to be whitelisted in a local file which cannot be changed via REST calls.

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Affected Version(s)

openhab-addons < 2.5.2

References

https://github.com/openhab/openhab-addons/security/adviso...
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https://github.com/openhab/openhab-addons/commit/4c4cb664...
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CVSS V3.1

Score:
7.7
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
High
Privileges Required:
Low
User Interaction:
Required
Scope:
Changed

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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