CVE-2016-1142 Command injection in n/a

Critical 9.1 Published Updated

Remote authenticated users can execute arbitrary OS commands on AcMailer mail servers, requiring an upgrade to secure the system.

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-2016-1142?

CVE-2016-1142 is a critical command injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 16 Jan 2016. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Seeds acmailer before 3.8.21 and 3.9.x before 3.9.15 Beta allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary OS commands via unspecified vectors.

Weakness: CWE-78

Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-1142?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Seeds Acmailer.

How do I fix CVE-2016-1142?

No fix has been published for CVE-2016-1142 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-2016-1142 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-1142 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-c6mf-3gjv-6g9v.

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