CVE-2020-5245

HIGHNVD 7.97.9—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

This high-severity CVE scores 7.9 under NVD CVSS v3. EPSS exploit probability: 3.0% (86th percentile of EPSS-scored CVEs). GitHub Security Advisory data not yet ingested — confidence will rise once GHSA publishes (typical lag: hours to days for open-source ecosystem CVEs; never for infrastructure-only CVEs).

Triggered by: NVD CVSS baseline
Sources: epss, nvd
Elevated
7.9EG
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 3.0%CVSS: 7.9Exploit: Elevated riskExposed services: Not assessed

A fix is available — apply it.

Dropwizard-Validation before 1.3.19, and 2.0.2 may allow arbitrary code execution on the host system, with the privileges of the Dropwizard service account, by injecting arbitrary Java Expression Language expressions when using the self-validating feature.

The issue has been fixed in dropwizard-validation 1.3.19 and 2.0.2.

CVSS v3
7.9
EG Score
7.9HIGHmedium confidence
EG Risk
52
EG Risk 52/100CISA SSVC

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity79% × 45%
Exploitation40% × 40%
Automatability0% × 15%
CISA SSVC: Track at low, Track* at medium and Attend at high mission impact.
Action: A fix is available. Apply it within your standard update timelines at low or medium mission impact and sooner than that at high.
EPSS PROB
3.0%
EPSS %ILE
87th
KEV
Not listed

CISA SSVCTrack at low, Track* at medium and Attend at high mission impact.

A fix is available. Apply it within your standard update timelines at low or medium mission impact and sooner than that at high.

Exploitation public PoC (CISA Vulnrichment) · Automatable no (CISA Vulnrichment) · Technical impact total (CISA Vulnrichment). Mission impact is CISA's Mission & Well-being decision point, and only you can judge it: high means the affected system is essential to your organisation's mission, or its compromise could cause irreversible harm to people. CISA's decision table

Published

February 24, 2020

Last Modified

November 21, 2024

Advisory Details (8)

Auto-updated Sep 21, 2026
Patch available. Sources: github, github_commit, github_pr.
generic

Hibernate Validator 6.1.7.Final - Jakarta Bean Validation Reference Implementation: Reference Guide

https://docs.jboss.org/hibernate/validator/6.1/reference/en-US/html_single/#section-interpolation-with-message-expressions
generic

Jakarta Bean Validation specification

https://beanvalidation.org/2.0/spec/#validationapi-message-defaultmessageinterpolation
githubMentions a patch (unverified)

Remote Code Execution (RCE) vulnerability in dropwizard-validation <2.0.2 · Advisory · dropwizard/dropwizard · GitHub

https://github.com/dropwizard/dropwizard/security/advisories/GHSA-3mcp-9wr4-cjqf
github_pr

Escape EL expressions in ViolationCollector

Fix merged in dropwizard/dropwizard PR #3160 on 2020-02-20 — awaiting tagged release

https://github.com/dropwizard/dropwizard/pull/3160
github_pr

Escape EL expressions in ViolationCollector

Fix merged in dropwizard/dropwizard PR #3157 on 2020-02-20 — awaiting tagged release

https://github.com/dropwizard/dropwizard/pull/3157
github_commit

commit d87d1e4f8e20 (dropwizard/dropwizard)

Fix landed in dropwizard/dropwizard commit d87d1e4f8e20 — awaiting tagged release

https://github.com/dropwizard/dropwizard/commit/d87d1e4f8e20f6494c0232bf8560c961b46db634
github_commit

commit 28479f743a9d (dropwizard/dropwizard)

Fix landed in dropwizard/dropwizard commit 28479f743a9d — awaiting tagged release

https://github.com/dropwizard/dropwizard/commit/28479f743a9d0aab6d0e963fc07f3dd98e8c8236
generic

9 Expression Language (Release 7)

https://docs.oracle.com/javaee/7/tutorial/jsf-el.htm

Affected Packages

(1 across 1 ecosystem)
Maven(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFix by version rangeDependents
io.dropwizard:dropwizard-validation2.0.0, 2.0.1
  • 1.3.0-rc1 up to 1.3.19: fixed in 1.3.19
  • 2.0.0 up to 2.0.2: fixed in 2.0.2
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Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Data Freshness Timeline

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Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2020-5245?
CVE-2020-5245 is a high vulnerability published on February 24, 2020. Dropwizard-Validation before 1.3.19, and 2.0.2 may allow arbitrary code execution on the host system, with the privileges of the Dropwizard service account, by injecting arbitrary Java Expression Language expressions when using the self-validating feature. The issue has been fixed in…
When was CVE-2020-5245 disclosed?
CVE-2020-5245 was first published on February 24, 2020, with the most recent update on November 21, 2024. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2020-5245 actively exploited?
CVE-2020-5245 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 3.0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days (87th percentile of EPSS-scored CVEs).
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2020-5245?
CVE-2020-5245 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.9 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2020-5245?
A fix for CVE-2020-5245 is available: update to the fixed version the vendor names in its advisory.

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