CVE-2013-1668 Command injection in n/a

High 8.5 Published Updated

Remote administrators can execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in uploaded file names in CosCMS.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
An administrator
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2013-1668?

CVE-2013-1668 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 23 May 2014. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The uploadFile function in upload/index.php in CosCMS before 1.822 allows remote administrators to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the name of an uploaded file.

Weakness: CWE-78

Which versions are affected by CVE-2013-1668?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Coscms Coscms.

How do I fix CVE-2013-1668?

No fix has been published for CVE-2013-1668 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-2013-1668 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-1668 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-g8wx-wwr2-j96m.

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