OS Command Injection in Foxmail - CVE-2018-11616
Published: August 30, 2018 / Updated: August 8, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU36759
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-11616
CWE-ID: CWE-78
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: foxmail.com.cn
Affected software:
Foxmail
Foxmail
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code.
This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable installations of Tencent Foxmail 7.2.9.115. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the target must visit a malicious page or open a malicious file. The specific flaw exists within the processing of URI handlers. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of a user-supplied string before using it to execute a system call. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code under the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-5543.
How to mitigate CVE-2018-11616
Install update from vendor's website.