Description
An issue was discovered in FusionAuth before 1.11.0. An authenticated user, allowed to edit e-mail templates (Home -> Settings -> Email Templates) or themes (Home -> Settings -> Themes), can execute commands on the underlying operating system by abusing freemarker.template.utility.Execute in the Apache FreeMarker engine that processes custom templates.
Metrics
CVSS 3.1 7.2/10
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HWeakness enumeration
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
References
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/156102/FusionAuth-1.10-Remote-Command-Execution.htmlThird Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://fusionauth.io/docs/v1/tech/release-notesExploit, Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://lab.mediaservice.net/advisory/2020-03-fusionauth.txtThird Party Advisory
- https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2020/Jan/39Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/156102/FusionAuth-1.10-Remote-Command-Execution.htmlThird Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://fusionauth.io/docs/v1/tech/release-notesExploit, Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://lab.mediaservice.net/advisory/2020-03-fusionauth.txtThird Party Advisory
- https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2020/Jan/39Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
Timeline
- Published
- Jan 28, 2020
- Last modified
- Jun 17, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified