XML injection in ImageMagick
| Risk | High |
| Patch available | YES |
| Number of vulnerabilities | 1 |
| CVE-ID | CVE-2020-29599 |
| CWE-ID | CWE-91 |
| Exploitation vector | Network |
| Public exploit | Public exploit code for vulnerability #1 is available. |
| Vulnerable software Subscribe |
ImageMagick Client/Desktop applications / Multimedia software |
| Vendor | ImageMagick.org |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains one high risk vulnerability.
1) XML injection
EUVDB-ID: #VU48940
Risk: High
CVSSv3.1: 8.8 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:P/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-29599
CWE-ID:
CWE-91 - XML Injection
Exploit availability: Yes
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code.
ImageMagick before 6.9.11-40 and 7.x before 7.0.10-40 mishandles the -authenticate option, which allows setting a password for password-protected PDF files. The user-controlled password was not properly escaped/sanitized and it was therefore possible to inject additional shell commands via coders/pdf.c.
MitigationInstall update from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versionsImageMagick: 6.9.0-0 - 7.0.10-39
External linkshttp://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/discussions/2851
http://insert-script.blogspot.com/2020/11/imagemagick-shell-injection-via-pdf.html
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.
