Velocity Sandbox Bypass (Apache Software Foundation Apache Velocity Engine)
At a glance
- Source
- NVD
- EPSS
- EPSS 22.71 % · percentile 98 ()
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Published
- Updated
- Assigner
- apache
- NVD status
- Modified
Description
An attacker that is able to modify Velocity templates may execute arbitrary Java code or run arbitrary system commands with the same privileges as the account running the Servlet container. This applies to applications that allow untrusted users to upload/modify velocity templates running Apache Velocity Engine versions up to 2.2.
References
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r01043f584cbd47959fabe18fff64de940f81a65024bb8dddbda31d9a%40%3Cuser.velocity.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rb042f3b0090e419cc9f5a3d32cf0baff283ccd6fcb1caea61915d6b6%40%3Ccommits.velocity.apache.org%3E
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/03/10/1
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r3ea4c4c908505b20a4c268330dfe7188b90c84dcf777728d02068ae6%40%3Cannounce.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rd2a89e17e8a9b451ce655f1a34117752ea1d18a22ce580d8baa824fd%40%3Ccommits.druid.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/03/msg00019.html
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/re641197d204765130618086238c73dd2ce5a3f94b33785b587d72726%40%3Cdev.ws.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rbee7270556f4172322936b5ecc9fabf0c09f00d4fa56c9de1963c340%40%3Cdev.ws.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/reab5978b54a9f4c078402161e30a89c42807b198814acadbe6c862c7%40%3Cdev.ws.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rd7e865c87f9043c21d9c1fd9d4df866061d9a08cfc322771160d8058%40%3Cdev.ws.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/re8e7482fe54d289fc0229e61cc64947b63b12c3c312e9f25bf6f3b8c%40%3Cdev.ws.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r0bc98e9cd080b4a13b905c571b9bed87e1a0878d44dbf21487c6cca4%40%3Cdev.santuario.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r39de20c7e9c808b1f96790875d33e58c9c0aabb44fd9227e7b3dc5da%40%3Cdev.ws.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r17cb932fab14801b14e5b97a7f05192f4f366ef260c10d4a8dba8ac9%40%3Cdev.ws.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r4cd59453b65d4ac290fcb3b71fdf32b4f1f8989025e89558deb5a245%40%3Cdev.ws.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r7f209b837217d2a0fe5977fb692e7f15d37fa5de8214bcdc4c21d9a7%40%3Ccommits.turbine.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r293284c6806c73f51098001ea86a14271c39f72cd76af9e946d9d9ad%40%3Cdev.ws.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rf7d369de88dc88a1347006a3323b3746d849234db40a8edfd5ebc436%40%3Cdev.ws.apache.org%3E
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202107-52
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r9dc2505651788ac668299774d9e7af4dc616be2f56fdc684d1170882%40%3Cusers.activemq.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r52a5129df402352adc34d052bab9234c8ef63596306506a89fdc7328%40%3Cusers.activemq.apache.org%3E
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2022.html
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2022.html
Scores
| Version | Score | Vector | Scored by |
|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 3.1 | HIGH 8.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H | NVD · nvd@nist.gov (Primary) |
| CVSS 2.0 | HIGH 9.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C | NVD · nvd@nist.gov (Primary) |
Advisories
- GHSA-59j4-wjwp-mw9m — Sandbox Bypass in Apache Velocity Engine
European references
- ENISA EUVD · EUVD-2022-0461
- GCVE · GCVE-0-2020-13936
CERT-FR advisories
- CERTFR-2026-AVI-0556 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans les produits VMware · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2025-AVI-0324 — Vulnérabilité dans Oracle Weblogic · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2024-AVI-0741 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans Juniper Secure Analytics · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2024-AVI-0579 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans les produits IBM · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2024-AVI-0419 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans les produits IBM · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2023-AVI-0705 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans les produits IBM · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2023-AVI-0301 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans les produits SAP · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2023-AVI-0276 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans les produits IBM · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2022-AVI-928 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans les produits IBM · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
Affected configurations (NVD CPE)
cpe:2.3:a:apache:velocity_engine:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*< 2.3cpe:2.3:a:apache:wss4j:2.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:oracle:banking_deposits_and_lines_of_credit_servicing:2.12.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:oracle:banking_enterprise_default_management:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≥ 2.3.0 ≤ 2.4.1cpe:2.3:a:oracle:banking_enterprise_default_management:2.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:oracle:banking_enterprise_default_management:2.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:oracle:banking_enterprise_default_management:2.10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:oracle:banking_enterprise_default_management:2.12.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:oracle:banking_loans_servicing:2.12.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:oracle:banking_party_management:2.7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:oracle:banking_platform:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≥ 2.3.0 ≤ 2.4.1cpe:2.3:a:oracle:banking_platform:2.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:oracle:banking_platform:2.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:oracle:communications_cloud_native_core_policy:1.14.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:oracle:communications_network_integrity:7.3.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:oracle:hospitality_token_proxy_service:19.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:oracle:retail_integration_bus:19.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:oracle:retail_order_broker:16.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:oracle:retail_service_backbone:19.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:oracle:retail_xstore_office_cloud_service:16.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:oracle:retail_xstore_office_cloud_service:17.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:oracle:retail_xstore_office_cloud_service:18.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:oracle:retail_xstore_office_cloud_service:19.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:oracle:retail_xstore_office_cloud_service:20.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:oracle:utilities_testing_accelerator:6.0.0.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:oracle:utilities_testing_accelerator:6.0.0.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:oracle:utilities_testing_accelerator:6.0.0.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Affected products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
| Apache Software Foundation · Apache Velocity Engine | affected Apache Velocity Engine ≤ 2.2 |
Sources
| Source | Licence |
|---|---|
| CVE List (CVEProject cvelistV5) | CVE Program Terms of Use |
| EPSS (FIRST.org) | FIRST — attribution requested |
| ENISA EUVD | ENISA — reproduction authorised, source acknowledged |
| CERT-FR (ANSSI) | Licence Ouverte / Etalab 2.0 |
| NVD (NIST) via fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feeds | Public domain — this product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD |