Command Injection in Arena - CVE-2019-13521

 

Command Injection in Arena - CVE-2019-13521

Published: September 25, 2019


Vulnerability identifier: #VU21332
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4: 8.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-13521
CWE-ID: CWE-77
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary commands.

The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation when processing the .DOE files. A remote attacker can trick a victim to open a specially crafted .DOE file and execute arbitrary commands on the target system without prompting the user.

Affected software

Arena
Amazon Linux AMI
Arch Linux
Gentoo Linux
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems
Opensuse
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server for x86_64 - Update Services for SAP Solutions

How to mitigate CVE-2019-13521

Install updates from vendor's website.

Arena - update to 16.00.01

External References

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