OS Command Injection in Traverse - CVE-2020-8427
Published: February 18, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU25423
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4: 9.3 [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]
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-8427
CWE-ID: CWE-78
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary shell commands on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation, associated with a Netflow Top Applications reporting API call. A remote unauthenticated attacker can submit a modified JSON field within POST data and execute arbitrary OS commands on the target system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
Affected software
Traverse
How to mitigate CVE-2020-8427
Install updates from vendor's website.
Traverse - update to 9.5.20