SB2019110415 - Command injection in JetBrains Kotlin Ktor



SB2019110415 - Command injection in JetBrains Kotlin Ktor

Published: November 4, 2019 Updated: November 5, 2019

Security Bulletin ID SB2019110415
Severity
High
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) Input validation error (CVE-ID: CVE-2019-12736)

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

The vulnerability exists due to the affected software does not sanitize the username provided by the user for the LDAP protocol. A remote attacker can inject arbitrary commands on the target system.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.