OS Command Injection in SpamAssassin - CVE-2020-1930
Published: February 2, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU24819
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-1930
CWE-ID: CWE-78
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Apache Foundation
Affected software:
SpamAssassin
SpamAssassin
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary shell commands on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient sanitization of nefarious rule configuration (.cf) files. A remote attacker can supply a specially crafted .cf file and execute arbitrary OS commands on the target system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
How to mitigate CVE-2020-1930
Install updates from vendor's website.