CVE-2020-5242

HIGH EPSS 78.0%
Published Feb 20, 20206y ago · Modified Jun 17, 20262w ago
8.8 CVSS 3.1
High
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Published Feb 20, 2020 6y ago
Last Modified Jun 17, 2026 2w ago

Description

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.

CVSS Details

Base Score
8.8
Exploitability
2.8
Impact
5.9
Vector string
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction Required
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality High
Integrity High
Availability High

Threat Intelligence

EPSS Exploit Probability
78.0% percentile
Exploit & Patch Status
No Known Exploit
Patch Available

Weaknesses 2

CWE-284
CWE-863 Incorrect Authorization Authorization

Affected Products 1

VendorProductVersionRange
openhabopenhab* <2.5.2

References 2

  • github.com https://github.com/openhab/openhab-addons/commit/4c4cb664f2e2c3866aadf117d22fb54aa8dd0031
    PatchThird Party Advisory
  • github.com https://github.com/openhab/openhab-addons/security/advisories/GHSA-w698-693g-23hv
    Third Party Advisory

Remediation

  • github.com https://github.com/openhab/openhab-addons/commit/4c4cb664f2e2c3866aadf117d22fb54aa8dd0031
    PatchThird Party Advisory