SB2019062904 - OS command injection in FileZilla



SB2019062904 - OS command injection in FileZilla

Published: June 29, 2019

Security Bulletin ID SB2019062904
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Code execution

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.


1) OS Command Injection (CVE-ID: N/A)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary shell commands on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of filenames that contain double-quotation marks when opening or editing files. A remote unauthenticated attacker that controls a remote server can trick the victim to connect to a malicious server to open a file with a specially crafted filename and execute arbitrary OS commands on the target system.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.