CVE-2020-17519
Apache Flink Improper Access Control Vulnerability
Apache Flink
CVSS
9.1CriticalExploit odds (EPSS)97.8%Chance of exploitation activity in the next 30 days, higher than 99.9% of CVEs. Scored 23 Oct 2026FIRST EPSS
Fixed inNone listedNo source names a fixed version yet
CISA required actionApply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable. CISA KEV
What fixes it
No source in this snapshot names a fixed version.
Timeline
- 5 Jan 2021, 11:40 UTCPublishedCVE List
- 5 Jan 2021Exploit code publicMetasploit
- 23 May 2024Added to CISA KEVCISA KEV
Public exploit code and templates 3
- Auxiliary moduleApache Flink JobManager Traversal 5 Jan 2021Metasploit
- Webapps exploitApache Flink 1.11.0 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Read (Metasploit) 8 Jan 2021Exploit-DB
- Scanner templateApache Flink - Local File InclusionNuclei
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Description
Apache Flink contains an improper access control vulnerability that allows an attacker to read any file on the local filesystem of the JobManager through its REST interface.
Text from CVE List
Affected versions 1
- Apache Flinkaffected: Apache Flink 1.11.0 to 1.11.2CVE List
References 16
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-17519Referencevia CISA KEV
- lists.apache.org/thread.html/r6843202556a6d0bce9607ebc02e303f68fc88e9038235598bde3b50d%40%3Cdev.flink.apache.org%3EReferencevia CVE List
- lists.apache.org/thread.html/r6843202556a6d0bce9607ebc02e303f68fc88e9038235598bde3b50d%40%3Cuser.flink.apache.org%3EReferencevia CVE List
- lists.apache.org/thread.html/r6843202556a6d0bce9607ebc02e303f68fc88e9038235598bde3b50d%40%3Cannounce.apache.org%3EReferencevia CVE List
- lists.apache.org/thread.html/r28f17e564950d663e68cc6fe75756012dda62ac623766bb9bc5e7034%40%3Cissues.flink.apache.org%3EReferencevia CVE List
- lists.apache.org/thread.html/r2fc60b30557e4a537c2a6293023049bd1c49fd92b518309aa85a0398%40%3Cissues.flink.apache.org%3EReferencevia CVE List
- lists.apache.org/thread.html/r4e1b72bfa789ea5bc20b8afe56119200ed25bdab0eb80d664fa5bfe2%40%3Cdev.flink.apache.org%3EReferencevia CVE List
- lists.apache.org/thread.html/r0a433be10676f4fe97ca423d08f914e0ead341c901216f292d2bbe83%40%3Cissues.flink.apache.org%3EReferencevia CVE List
- lists.apache.org/thread.html/r88b55f3ebf1f8f4e1cc61f030252aaef4b77060b56557a243abb92a1%40%3Cissues.flink.apache.org%3EReferencevia CVE List
- lists.apache.org/thread.html/r88f427865fb6aa6e6378efe07632a1906b430365e15e3b9621aabe1d%40%3Cissues.flink.apache.org%3EReferencevia CVE List
- lists.apache.org/thread.html/ra8c96bf3ccb4e491f9ce87ba35f134b4449beb2a38d1ce28fd89001f%40%3Cdev.flink.apache.org%3EReferencevia CVE List
- lists.apache.org/thread.html/r229167538863518738e02f4c1c5a8bb34c1d45dadcc97adf6676b0c1%40%3Cdev.flink.apache.org%3EReferencevia CVE List
- lists.apache.org/thread.html/r90890afea72a9571d666820b2fe5942a0a5f86be406fa31da3dd0922%40%3Cannounce.apache.org%3EReferencevia CVE List
- lists.apache.org/thread.html/r1125f3044a0946d1e7e6f125a6170b58d413ebd4a95157e4608041c7%40%3Cannounce.apache.org%3EReferencevia CVE List
- lists.apache.org/thread.html/r26fcdd4fe288323006253437ebc4dd6fdfadfb5e93465a0e4f68420d%40%3Cuser-zh.flink.apache.org%3EReferencevia CVE List
- cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2020-17519Referencevia CVE List