CVE-2012-5520 Command injection in n/a
Remote attackers can execute arbitrary commands on OpenVAS Manager by injecting malicious input into IP or port fields in OMP requests.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2012-5520?
CVE-2012-5520 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 26 Nov 2012. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The send_to_sourcefire function in manage_sql.c in OpenVAS Manager 3.x before 3.0.4 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via the (1) IP address or (2) port number field in an OMP request.
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2012-5520?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Openvas Openvas Manager.
How do I fix CVE-2012-5520?
No fix has been published for CVE-2012-5520 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and pass arguments to programs as a list instead of through a shell. More about Command injection.
Is CVE-2012-5520 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2012-5520 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-fqgh-fg9x-68q8.