CVE-2020-1963

Apache Ignite uses H2 database to build SQL distributed execution engine. H2 provides SQL functions which could be used by attacker to access to a filesystem.

Published: 2020-06-03 Last update: 2024-11-21 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2020-1963 is rated High Risk (68.6/100): CVSS Critical severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 4.98%, 91th percentile). Core evidence: EPSS ranks this CVE among the most likely to be exploited in the near term. Mandatory action: High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2020-1963

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 4.67% 4.98% +0.32%
2 2025-03-30 7.57% 4.67% -2.90%
3 2025-03-29 7.57%

Full EPSS history (14 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2020-1963

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
9.1 3.1 CRITICAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:N)
Service keeps running; no real outage angle.
3.9 5.2 [email protected]
6.4 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
10.0 4.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2020-1963

GitHub Security Advisory for CVE-2020-1963

GHSA-5wm5-8q42-rhxg · Severity: critical · Ecosystem: maven — File system access via H2 in Apache Ignite

OS Trackers for CVE-2020-1963

vendor priority summary link
redhat high https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-1963

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2020-1963

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
apache ignite <= 2.8.0 cpe:2.3:a:apache:ignite:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2020-1963

URL Tags
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/06/03/2 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r119024ef71c8d39f952df0950a275d09714715179aff544aea0129a3%40%3Cuser.ignite.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r1933faf8a26c431f38a5f8dbbfab80254454e54e33a79be474b67dc4%40%3Cdev.ignite.apache.org%3E Mailing List Vendor Advisory
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rd43ae18588fd7bdb375be63bc95a651aab319ced6306759e1237ce67%40%3Cdev.ignite.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rdf37011b92a31a67c299ff45655e2638f194fc814e5c6e2fde352884%40%3Cdev.ignite.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rdf37011b92a31a67c299ff45655e2638f194fc814e5c6e2fde352884%40%3Cuser.ignite.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/re7b43cf8333ee30b6589e465f72a6ed4a082222612d1a0fdd30beb94%40%3Cdev.ignite.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/re7b43cf8333ee30b6589e465f72a6ed4a082222612d1a0fdd30beb94%40%3Cuser.ignite.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rf032a13a4711f88c0a2c0734eecbee1026cc1b6cde27d16a653f8755%40%3Cdev.ignite.apache.org%3E
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2022.html Not Applicable Third Party Advisory
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