CVE-2020-26282 Template Injection in BrowserUp Proxy

Critical 10.0 Published Updated

Unauthenticated attackers can achieve remote code execution by injecting Java EL expressions into BrowserUp Proxy.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2020-26282?

CVE-2020-26282 is a critical code injection vulnerability in browserup-proxy, published on 24 Dec 2020. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

BrowserUp Proxy allows you to manipulate HTTP requests and responses, capture HTTP content, and export performance data as a HAR file. BrowserUp Proxy works well as a standalone proxy server, but it is especially useful when embedded in Selenium tests. A Server-Side Template Injection was identified in BrowserUp Proxy enabling attackers to inject arbitrary Java EL expressions, leading to unauthenticated Remote Code Execution (RCE) vulnerability. This has been patched in version 2.1.2.

Weakness: CWE-74

Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-26282?

2 open source packages ship an affected version, including com.browserup:browserup-proxy. It affects 1 product.

PackageAffectedFixed in
com.browserup:browserup-proxy MavenAll versions2.1.2
com.browserup:browserup-proxy MavenAll versions2.1.2

Products include Browserup Browserup Proxy.

How do I fix CVE-2020-26282?

Upgrade com.browserup:browserup-proxy to 2.1.2 or later.

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

Is CVE-2020-26282 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-26282 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-wmfg-55f9-j8hq.

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