Code Injection in EasyInstall - CVE-2019-19897
Published: January 30, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU24770
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-19897
CWE-ID: CWE-94
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: IXP Data
Affected software:
EasyInstall
EasyInstall
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation in the Agent Service. A remote attacker can communicate with the Agent Service over TCP port 20051 and execute arbitrary code in the "NT AUTHORITYSYSTEM" context of the target system by using the Execute Command Line function.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
How to mitigate CVE-2019-19897
Install updates from vendor's website.