VDB
RHSA-2020%3A1479
RHSA-2020%3A1479
PUBLISHED
CVSS 7.599999904632568 HIGH
CVE-2020-1938 is a file read/inclusion vulnerability in the AJP connector in Apache Tomcat. This is enabled by default with a default configuration port of 8009. A remote, unauthenticated attacker could exploit this vulnerability to read web application files from a vulnerable server. In instances where the vulnerable server allows file uploads, an attacker could upload malicious JavaServer Pages (JSP) code within a variety of file types and trigger this vulnerability to gain remote code execution (RCE).
Risk Scores
CVSS 3.1
7.599999904632568
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:L
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat | Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6.4 |
Timeline
- Apr 14, 2020 CVE Published
- May 1, 2026 Distribution Patch
- May 1, 2026 Distribution Patch
- May 1, 2026 Security Advisory
- May 1, 2026 Security Advisory
- May 14, 2026 CVE Updated
References
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:1479 advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#important advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/jbossnetwork/restricted/listSoftware.html?product=appplatform&downloadType=securityPatches&version=6.4 advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/documentation/en-us/red_hat_jboss_enterprise_application_platform/6.4/ advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1806398 issue
- https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/advisories/2020/rhsa-2020_1479.json advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-1938 advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-1938 advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-1938 advisory
- https://meterpreter.org/cve-2020-1938-apache-tomcat-ajp-connector-remote-code-execution-vulnerability-alert/ advisory
- https://tomcat.apache.org/security-7.html#Fixed_in_Apache_Tomcat_7.0.100 advisory
- https://tomcat.apache.org/security-8.html#Fixed_in_Apache_Tomcat_8.5.51 advisory
- https://tomcat.apache.org/security-9.html#Fixed_in_Apache_Tomcat_9.0.31 advisory
- https://www.cnvd.org.cn/webinfo/show/5415 advisory
- https://www.tenable.com/blog/cve-2020-1938-ghostcat-apache-tomcat-ajp-file-readinclusion-vulnerability-cnvd-2020-10487 advisory
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog exploit