Command Injection in CMS Made Simple - CVE-2019-9059
Published: October 8, 2019
Vulnerability identifier: #VU21607
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 8.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-9059
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 code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation. A remote authenticated administrator can modify the path of the e-mail executable in Mail Settings, setting "sendmail" in the "Mailer" option, launch the "Forgot your password" feature and inject arbitrary commands.
Affected software
CMS Made Simple
How to mitigate CVE-2019-9059
Install updates from vendor's website.
CMS Made Simple - update to 2.2.10