OS Command Injection in jw.util - CVE-2020-13388
Published: June 1, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU28458
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-2020-13388
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 in the configuration loading functionality. When loading a configuration with FromString or FromStream with YAML, a remote unauthenticated attacker can execute arbitrary OS commands on the target system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
Affected software
jw.util
How to mitigate CVE-2020-13388
Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.