# CVE-2020-17519

A change introduced in Apache Flink 1.11.0 (and released in 1.11.1 and 1.11.2 as well) allows attackers to read any file on the local filesystem of the JobManager through the REST interface of the JobManager process. Access is restricted to files accessible by the JobManager process. All users should upgrade to Flink 1.11.3 or 1.12.0 if their Flink instance(s) are exposed. The issue was fixed in commit b561010b0ee741543c3953306037f00d7a9f0801 from apache/flink:master.

- Page: https://www.vulneraibility.com/cve/CVE-2020-17519
- CVSS: 7.5
- Known exploited: yes, in CISA KEV since 2024-05-23; CISA due date 2024-06-13
- EPSS: 98.00% (percentile 99.9)
- Public exploit code: 1 on Exploit-DB · 1 Metasploit module · 14 GitHub proofs of concept · 1 Nuclei template (first 2021-01-06)
- CISA SSVC: exploitation active, automatable yes, technical impact partial (assessed 2024-05-24)
- Weakness: CWE-552
- Published: 2021-01-05

## Affected versions

- Apache Software Foundation Apache Flink: affected Apache Flink 1.11.0 to 1.11.2

A version outside these ranges is not a statement that it is unaffected.

## References

- [other] https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r6843202556a6d0bce9607ebc02e303f68fc88e9038235598bde3b50d%40%3Cdev.flink.apache.org%3E
- [other] https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r6843202556a6d0bce9607ebc02e303f68fc88e9038235598bde3b50d%40%3Cuser.flink.apache.org%3E
- [other] https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r6843202556a6d0bce9607ebc02e303f68fc88e9038235598bde3b50d%40%3Cannounce.apache.org%3E
- [other] http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/01/05/2
- [other] https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r28f17e564950d663e68cc6fe75756012dda62ac623766bb9bc5e7034%40%3Cissues.flink.apache.org%3E
- [other] http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/160849/Apache-Flink-1.11.0-Arbitrary-File-Read-Directory-Traversal.html
- [other] https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r2fc60b30557e4a537c2a6293023049bd1c49fd92b518309aa85a0398%40%3Cissues.flink.apache.org%3E
- [other] https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r4e1b72bfa789ea5bc20b8afe56119200ed25bdab0eb80d664fa5bfe2%40%3Cdev.flink.apache.org%3E
- [other] https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r0a433be10676f4fe97ca423d08f914e0ead341c901216f292d2bbe83%40%3Cissues.flink.apache.org%3E
- [other] https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r88b55f3ebf1f8f4e1cc61f030252aaef4b77060b56557a243abb92a1%40%3Cissues.flink.apache.org%3E
- [other] https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r88f427865fb6aa6e6378efe07632a1906b430365e15e3b9621aabe1d%40%3Cissues.flink.apache.org%3E
- [other] https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/ra8c96bf3ccb4e491f9ce87ba35f134b4449beb2a38d1ce28fd89001f%40%3Cdev.flink.apache.org%3E
- [other] https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r229167538863518738e02f4c1c5a8bb34c1d45dadcc97adf6676b0c1%40%3Cdev.flink.apache.org%3E
- [other] https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r90890afea72a9571d666820b2fe5942a0a5f86be406fa31da3dd0922%40%3Cannounce.apache.org%3E
- [other] https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r1125f3044a0946d1e7e6f125a6170b58d413ebd4a95157e4608041c7%40%3Cannounce.apache.org%3E
- [other] https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r26fcdd4fe288323006253437ebc4dd6fdfadfb5e93465a0e4f68420d%40%3Cuser-zh.flink.apache.org%3E
- [other] https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2020-17519

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