{"id":"USN-4569-1","summary":"yaws vulnerabilities","details":"It was discovered that Yaws did not properly sanitize XML input. A remote\nattacker could use this vulnerability to execute an XML External Entity\n(XXE) injection attack. (CVE-2020-24379)\n\nIt was discovered that Yaws mishandled certain input when running CGI\nscripts. A remote attacker could use this vulnerability to execute\narbitrary commands. (CVE-2020-24916)\n","modified":"2026-02-10T04:41:56Z","published":"2020-10-05T13:32:55Z","related":["UBUNTU-CVE-2020-24379","UBUNTU-CVE-2020-24916"],"upstream":["CVE-2020-24379","CVE-2020-24916","UBUNTU-CVE-2020-24379","UBUNTU-CVE-2020-24916"],"references":[{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4569-1"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2020-24379"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2020-24916"}],"affected":[{"package":{"name":"yaws","ecosystem":"Ubuntu:18.04:LTS","purl":"pkg:deb/ubuntu/yaws@2.0.4+dfsg-2ubuntu0.1?arch=source&distro=bionic"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"2.0.4+dfsg-2ubuntu0.1"}]}],"versions":["2.0.4+dfsg-2"],"ecosystem_specific":{"availability":"No subscription required","binaries":[{"binary_version":"2.0.4+dfsg-2ubuntu0.1","binary_name":"erlang-yapp"},{"binary_version":"2.0.4+dfsg-2ubuntu0.1","binary_name":"erlang-yaws"},{"binary_version":"2.0.4+dfsg-2ubuntu0.1","binary_name":"yaws"},{"binary_version":"2.0.4+dfsg-2ubuntu0.1","binary_name":"yaws-chat"},{"binary_version":"2.0.4+dfsg-2ubuntu0.1","binary_name":"yaws-mail"},{"binary_version":"2.0.4+dfsg-2ubuntu0.1","binary_name":"yaws-wiki"},{"binary_version":"2.0.4+dfsg-2ubuntu0.1","binary_name":"yaws-yapp"}]},"database_specific":{"cves_map":{"cves":[{"id":"CVE-2020-24379","severity":[{"score":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","type":"CVSS_V3"},{"score":"medium","type":"Ubuntu"}]},{"id":"CVE-2020-24916","severity":[{"score":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","type":"CVSS_V3"},{"score":"medium","type":"Ubuntu"}]}],"ecosystem":"Ubuntu:18.04:LTS"},"source":"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-4569-1.json"}}],"schema_version":"1.7.3"}