Critical severity9.8NVD Advisory· Published May 4, 2020· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2020-1959
CVE-2020-1959
Description
A Server-Side Template Injection was identified in Apache Syncope prior to 2.1.6 enabling attackers to inject arbitrary Java EL expressions, leading to an unauthenticated Remote Code Execution (RCE) vulnerability. Apache Syncope uses Java Bean Validation (JSR 380) custom constraint validators. When building custom constraint violation error messages, they support different types of interpolation, including Java EL expressions. Therefore, if an attacker can inject arbitrary data in the error message template being passed, they will be able to run arbitrary Java code.
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Affected packages
Versions sourced from the GitHub Security Advisory.
| Package | Affected versions | Patched versions |
|---|---|---|
org.apache.syncope:syncope-coreMaven | < 2.1.6 | 2.1.6 |
Affected products
2- Apache/Apache Syncopedescription
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
3- syncope.apache.org/securitynvdVendor AdvisoryWEB
- github.com/advisories/GHSA-vjqw-r3ww-wj2wghsaADVISORY
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-1959ghsaADVISORY
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