CVE-2020-27219 is a medium-severity (CVSS 6.1) Cross-site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in org.eclipse.hawkbit:hawkbit-parent. A fix is available for org.eclipse.hawkbit:hawkbit-parent — see the affected versions and patch details below.
Cross-site Scripting in Eclipse Hawkbit
EPSS Exploitation Probability
Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, from FIRST.org EPSS.
How urgent is this, really
CVE-2020-27219 by exploitation likelihood (EPSS) against impact (CVSS). Outside the shaded patch-first corner.
Where this sits among everything scored
Of 385,738 CVEs with a current EPSS score, this one falls in the < 10% band (highlighted). Counts from FIRST.org, log-scaled.
Real-World Exposure
org.eclipse.hawkbit:hawkbit-parentReal-time download stats are indexed for npm and PyPI packages. This vulnerability affects Maven packages — download data is not available via public APIs for these ecosystems.
Description
In all version of Eclipse Hawkbit prior to 0.3.0M7, the HTTP 404 (Not Found) JSON response body returned by the REST API may contain unsafe characters within the path attribute. Sending a POST request to a non existing resource will return the full path from the given URL unescaped to the client.
Affected Packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| ☕Maven | org.eclipse.hawkbit:hawkbit-parent | all versions | 0.3.0M7org.eclipse.hawkbit:hawkbit-parent:0.3.0M7 |
Affected Products
hawkbiteclipseDetection & mitigation playbook
Open-source dependencyDetect
Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for org.eclipse.hawkbit:hawkbit-parent, including transitive dependencies — a direct dependency you never call can still pull in a vulnerable version.
Fix
Update org.eclipse.hawkbit:hawkbit-parent to 0.3.0M7 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms CVE-2020-27219 is resolved across your whole dependency graph.
Workarounds
Escape or sanitise the affected output on the server side rather than relying on client-side filtering, and add a Content-Security-Policy that blocks inline script execution so injected markup cannot run even if it reaches the page.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is CVE-2020-27219 in your dependencies?
Find it across Maven, including transitive dependencies.