CVE-2020-11994 Server side template injection in Apache Camel

What is CVE-2020-11994?

CVE-2020-11994 is a high-severity code injection vulnerability in Apache Camel, published on 8 Jul 2020. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Server-Side Template Injection and arbitrary file disclosure on Camel templating components

Weakness: CWE-74

Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-11994?

2 open source packages ship an affected version, including org.apache.camel:camel-robotframework. It affects 4 products.

Products include Apache Camel, Oracle Communications Diameter Signaling Router, Oracle Enterprise Manager Base Platform, Oracle Enterprise Repository.

How do I fix CVE-2020-11994?

Upgrade org.apache.camel:camel-robotframework to 3.4.0 or later.

Upgrade, and never evaluate templates, expressions or code built from user input. More about Code injection.

Is CVE-2020-11994 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-11994 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as GHSA-9vfj-5g7h-4p24.