SB2020010201 - Command Injection in Tencent WeChat
Published: January 2, 2020
Security Bulletin ID
SB2020010201
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-2019-17151)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to a lack of input validation within the parsing of a usernames . A remote attacker who is within a chat session together with the victim can execute arbitrary code in the context of the current process.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.