SB2019071813 - Command injection in qBittorrent
Published: July 18, 2019 Updated: August 27, 2019
Security Bulletin ID
SB2019071813
Severity
High
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Code execution
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Command Injection (CVE-ID: CVE-2019-13640)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to the "Application::runExternalProgram()" function in "app/application.cpp" allows command injection via shell metacharacters in the torrent name parameter. A remote attacker can inject arbitrary commands via a crafted name within an RSS feed and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.