SB2020042411 - OS Command Injection in Rapid7 Metasploit Framework
Published: April 24, 2020
Security Bulletin ID
SB2020042411
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) OS Command Injection (CVE-ID: CVE-2020-7350)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary shell commands on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to the libnotify plugin accepts untrusted user-supplied data via a remote computer's hostname or service name on the operator's terminal. A remote unauthenticated attacker can use a specially-crafted hostname or service name 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.