CVE-2013-6830 Command injection in n/a

High 7.5 Published Updated

Remote attackers with admin access can execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the nsserver parameter of PineApp Mail-SeCure.

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-2013-6830?

CVE-2013-6830 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 3.70 and earlier on 5099SK and earlier platforms allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the nsserver parameter during an nslookup operation.

Weakness: CWE-94

Which versions are affected by CVE-2013-6830?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Pineapp Mail-Secure 5099sk.

How do I fix CVE-2013-6830?

No fix has been published for CVE-2013-6830 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-2013-6830 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2013-6830 exists.

Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-qqmp-2j96-px7v.

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