CVE-2020-17518: Apache Flink directory traversal attack: remote file writing through the REST API
First published: Tue Jan 05 2021(Updated: )
Apache Flink 1.5.1 introduced a REST handler that allows you to write an uploaded file to an arbitrary location on the local file system, through a maliciously modified HTTP HEADER. The files can be written to any location accessible by Flink 1.5.1. All users should upgrade to Flink 1.11.3 or 1.12.0 if their Flink instance(s) are exposed. The issue was fixed in commit a5264a6f41524afe8ceadf1d8ddc8c80f323ebc4 from apache/flink:master.
Credit: security@apache.org security@apache.org
| Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
|---|---|---|
| redhat/flink | <1.11.3 | 1.11.3 |
| redhat/flink | <1.12.0 | 1.12.0 |
| Apache Flink | >=1.5.1<1.11.3 | |
| maven/org.apache.flink:flink-runtime | >=1.5.1<1.11.3 | 1.11.3 |
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Reference Links
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-17518
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r0b000dc028616d33cb9aa388eb45d516b789cab0024dad94bc06588a@%3Cissues.flink.apache.org%3E
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- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r26fcdd4fe288323006253437ebc4dd6fdfadfb5e93465a0e4f68420d@%3Cuser-zh.flink.apache.org%3E
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- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/01/05/1
- https://github.com/apache/flink/commit/a5264a6f41524afe8ceadf1d8ddc8c80f323ebc4
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-7q5g-gph2-4rc6 (Advisory)
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- https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/01/05/1
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2021:3140
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2020-17518
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2021:3205
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2021:3207
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1913312
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-17518 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-17518
Parent vulnerabilities
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- collector/redhat-cve
- collector/nvd-index
- collector/github-advisory-latest
- alias/GHSA-7q5g-gph2-4rc6
- alias/CVE-2020-17518
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- collector/github-advisory
- agent/type
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- agent/weakness
- agent/severity
- agent/references
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- collector/redhat-bugzilla
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- agent/software-canonical-lookup
- collector/mitre-cve
- source/MITRE
- agent/last-modified-date
- agent/title
- agent/tags
- agent/event
- vendor/apache
- canonical/apache flink
- version/apache flink/1.5.1
- package-manager/maven
- package-manager/redhat