Security Bulletin: CVE-2020-17521 Apache Groovy's provided extension methods to aid with creating temporary directories was using a now superseded Java JDK method call that is potentiallly not secure in some situations.

Security Bulletin

Summary

Apache Groovy provides extension methods to aid with creating temporary directories. Prior to this fix, Groovy's implementation of those extension methods was using a now superseded Java JDK method call that is potentially not secure on some operating systems in some contexts.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID: CVE-2020-17521
DESCRIPTION: Apache Groovy could allow a local authenticated attacker to obtain sensitive information, caused by a race condition in the creation of the temporary directory. By sending a specially-crafted request, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to obtain sensitive information, and use this information to launch further attacks against the affected system.
CVSS Base score: 5.5
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/192720 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N)

Affected Products and Versions

Affected Product(s)	Version(s)
UCD - IBM UrbanCode Deploy	7.1.1.1
UCD - IBM UrbanCode Deploy	7.0.5.3
UCD - IBM UrbanCode Deploy	7.1.1.2
UCD - IBM UrbanCode Deploy	7.1.1.0
UCD - IBM UrbanCode Deploy	7.1.0.0
UCD - IBM UrbanCode Deploy	7.0.5.4
UCD - IBM UrbanCode Deploy	7.0.4.0
UCD - IBM UrbanCode Deploy	7.0.3.0
UCD - IBM UrbanCode Deploy	All

Remediation/Fixes

Update to 7.2.0.2, 7.1.2.3, 7.0.5.7 or later

Workarounds and Mitigations

None

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References

Complete CVSS v3 Guide
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Change History

01 Sep 2021: Initial Publication

*The CVSS Environment Score is customer environment specific and will ultimately impact the Overall CVSS Score. Customers can evaluate the impact of this vulnerability in their environments by accessing the links in the Reference section of this Security Bulletin.

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Document Location

Worldwide

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Document Information

Modified date:
01 September 2021

Initial Publish date:
01 September 2021

UID

ibm16485653

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Security Bulletin: CVE-2020-17521 Apache Groovy's provided extension methods to aid with creating temporary directories was using a now superseded Java JDK method call that is potentiallly not secure in some situations.