Description
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.
Published: 2020-02-24
Score: 7.9 High
EPSS: 6.3% Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Advisories
Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2020-0288 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.
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-3mcp-9wr4-cjqf Remote Code Execution (RCE) vulnerability in dropwizard-validation
History

Mon, 23 Feb 2026 21:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Mon, 14 Jul 2025 13:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics epss

{'score': 0.04864}

epss

{'score': 0.04339}


Subscriptions

Dropwizard Dropwizard Validation
Oracle Blockchain Platform
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: GitHub_M

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-04T08:22:09.091Z

Reserved: 2020-01-02T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2020-5245

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-04T08:22:09.091Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2020-02-24T18:15:22.477

Modified: 2024-11-21T05:33:45.297

Link: CVE-2020-5245

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