CVE-2013-6829 Command injection in n/a

High 7.5 Published Updated

Remote attackers with admin access can execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the pinghost parameter of the networking configuration page.

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-2013-6829?

CVE-2013-6829 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 20 Nov 2013. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

Official description

admin/confnetworking.html in PineApp Mail-SeCure allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the pinghost parameter during a ping operation.

Weakness: CWE-94

Which versions are affected by CVE-2013-6829?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Pineapp Mail-Secure.

How do I fix CVE-2013-6829?

No fix has been published for CVE-2013-6829 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-2013-6829 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2013-6829 exists.

Public exploit code: 1 Metasploit module and 1 Exploit-DB entry.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-j4rq-g26h-6326.

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