CVE-2020-1937
SQL Injection in Kylin
CVE-2020-1937 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.8) in Apache Kylin, published February 24, 2020. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 3.07%, the 87th percentile. Fixed in org.apache.kylin:kylin-server-base 2.6.5.
- Severity
- 8.8 HighCVSS 3.1, NVD
- Exploit chance
- 3.07%EPSS, 87th percentile
- Exploitation
- None known1 public exploit
- Fixed in
2.6.5org.apache.kylin:kylin-server-base +3 more
Description
Kylin has some restful apis which will concatenate SQLs with the user input string, a user is likely to be able to run malicious database queries.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
org.apache.kylin:kylin-server-baseMaven | before 2.6.5 | 2.6.5 |
org.apache.kylin:kylin-server-baseMaven | 3.0.0 to 3.0.0 | 3.0.1 |
org.apache.kylin:kylin-server-baseMaven | before 2.6.5, plus listed versions 1.5.31.5.41.5.4.11.6.02.0.0 Show 15 moreShow less2.1.02.2.02.3.02.3.12.3.22.4.02.4.12.5.02.5.12.5.22.6.02.6.12.6.22.6.32.6.4 | 2.6.5 |
org.apache.kylin:kylin-server-baseMaven | 3.0.0 up to 3.0.1 | 3.0.1 |
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| PoC in GitHub | shanika04/apache_kylin | 2021-01-06 |
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Kylin has some restful apis which will concatenate SQLs with the user input string, a user is likely to be able to run malicious database queries.
- Record
CVE-2020-1937- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 6.5 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-89
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE ListNo score
Kylin has some restful apis which will concatenate SQLs with the user input string, a user is likely to be able to run malicious database queries.
- Record
CVE-2020-1937- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2020-0542No score
Kylin has some restful apis which will concatenate SQLs with the user input string, a user is likely to be able to run malicious database queries.
- Record
EUVD-2020-0542- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-7hmh-8gwv-mfvq
SQL Injection in Kylin
Kylin has some restful apis which will concatenate SQLs with the user input string, a user is likely to be able to run malicious database queries.
- Record
GHSA-7hmh-8gwv-mfvq- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-89
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
Kylin has some restful apis which will concatenate SQLs with the user input string, a user is likely to be able to run malicious database queries.
- Record
CVE-2020-1937- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-7hmh-8gwv-mfvq
SQL Injection in Kylin
Kylin has some restful apis which will concatenate SQLs with the user input string, a user is likely to be able to run malicious database queries.
- Record
GHSA-7hmh-8gwv-mfvq- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-89
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| facts | ||
| aliases, products | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV, PoC in GitHub |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
References
lists.apache.org/thread.html/rc574fef23740522f62ab3bbda4f6171be98aa7a25f3f54be143a80a8%40%3Cuser.kylin.apache.org%3E
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-1937
github.com/apache/kylin/commit/e373c64c96a54a7abfe4bccb82e8feb60db04749