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.
Metrics
CVSS 3.1 9.8/10
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HWeakness enumeration
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat | spacewalk | All spacewalk versions up 2.9 |
References
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2020-1693Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
- https://github.com/spacewalkproject/spacewalk/commit/74e28ec61d916c42061ef4347121650a1c962b0cPatch
- https://zeroauth.ltd/blog/2020/02/18/proof-of-concept-exploit-for-cve-2020-1693-spacewalk/Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2020-1693Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
- https://github.com/spacewalkproject/spacewalk/commit/74e28ec61d916c42061ef4347121650a1c962b0cPatch
- https://zeroauth.ltd/blog/2020/02/18/proof-of-concept-exploit-for-cve-2020-1693-spacewalk/Exploit, Third Party Advisory
Timeline
- Published
- Feb 17, 2020
- Last modified
- Jun 17, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified