CVE-2015-5673 Command injection in n/a
Remote attackers can execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in HTTP requests to the ISUCON5 qualifier portal web application.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not stated
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2015-5673?
CVE-2015-5673 is a medium-severity command injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 4 Nov 2015. It can be exploited over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
eventapp/lib/gcloud.rb in the ISUCON5 qualifier portal (aka eventapp) web application before 2015-10-30 makes improper popen calls, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via an HTTP request that includes shell metacharacters in an argument to a "gcloud compute" command.
Weakness: CWE-78
Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-5673?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Isucon Isucon 5 Qualifier Eventapp.
How do I fix CVE-2015-5673?
No fix has been published for CVE-2015-5673 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-2015-5673 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-5673 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-5g7c-hgmm-663x.