CVE-2018-19013 Command injection in CX-Supervisor

Medium 5.0 Published 22 Jan 2019 Updated 16 Sep 2024

Attackers can inject commands via crafted project files to delete files or contents in CX-Supervisor, impacting industrial control systems.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Any signed-in user
Attackable: Local or same network only
Victim action needed: A user has to click or open something
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2018-19013?

CVE-2018-19013 is a medium-severity command injection vulnerability in ICS-CERT CX-Supervisor, published on 22 Jan 2019. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

An attacker could inject commands to delete files and/or delete the contents of a file on CX-Supervisor (Versions 3.42 and prior) through a specially crafted project file.

Weakness: CWE-77

Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-19013?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Omron Cx-Supervisor.

How do I fix CVE-2018-19013?

No fix has been published for CVE-2018-19013 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-2018-19013 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-19013 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-jwfx-w2pr-wfvw.