Risk | High |
Patch available | NO |
Number of vulnerabilities | 1 |
CVE-ID | CVE-2020-13388 |
CWE-ID | CWE-78 |
Exploitation vector | Network |
Public exploit | Public exploit code for vulnerability #1 is available. |
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jw.util Web applications / Modules and components for CMS |
Vendor | Johnny Wezel |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains one high risk vulnerability.
EUVDB-ID: #VU28458
Risk: High
CVSSv3.1: 9.3 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:P/RL:U/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-13388
CWE-ID:
CWE-78 - Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary shell commands on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation in the configuration loading functionality. When loading a configuration with FromString or FromStream with YAML, a remote unauthenticated attacker can execute arbitrary OS commands on the target system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
MitigationCybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.
Vulnerable software versionsjw.util: 1.0a - 2.3
External linkshttp://joel-malwarebenchmark.github.io
http://joel-malwarebenchmark.github.io/blog/2020/04/27/cve-2020-13388-jw-util-vulnerability/
http://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20200528-0002/
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability. However, proof of concept for this vulnerability is available.