Remote Code Execution (RCE) Affecting org.geonetwork-opensource:gn-harvesters package, versions [4.0.0,4.0.4)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.27% (51st percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-JAVA-ORGGEONETWORKOPENSOURCE-3017533
  • published6 Sept 2022
  • disclosed6 Sept 2022
  • credittylersullivan178

Introduced: 6 Sep 2022

CVE-2021-28398  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-94  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade org.geonetwork-opensource:gn-harvesters to version 4.0.4 or higher.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Remote Code Execution (RCE) via runBeforeScript method in harvesters/src/main/java/org/fao/geonet/kernel/harvest/harvester/localfilesystem/LocalFilesystemHarvester.java, when the data harvesting functionality is not sanitizing "before scripts" before executing them, leading to internal network being compromised.

CVSS Base Scores

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