CVE-2018-12561 Command injection in n/a

High 8.8 Published 19 Jun 2018 Updated 5 Aug 2024

A local attacker can inject mount options via D-Bus in Cantata, potentially leading to privilege escalation or code execution.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Any signed-in user
Attackable: Over the internet
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: Available

What is CVE-2018-12561?

CVE-2018-12561 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 19 Jun 2018. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

An issue was discovered in the cantata-mounter D-Bus service in Cantata through 2.3.1. A regular user can inject additional mount options such as file_mode= by manipulating (for example) the domain parameter of the samba URL.

Weakness: CWE-20

Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-12561?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Cantata Project Cantata.

How do I fix CVE-2018-12561?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Upgrade, and pass arguments to programs as a list instead of through a shell. More about Command injection.

Is CVE-2018-12561 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-12561 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2018-12561, GHSA-gwwm-46xv-rghg.