CVE-2019-11689 Command injection in n/a

High 8.1 Published Updated

Attackers can execute arbitrary code as root via unsanitized input in license validation, affecting ASUSTOR NAS devices.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2019-11689?

CVE-2019-11689 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 18 Mar 2020. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

An issue was discovered in ASUSTOR exFAT Driver through 1.0.0.r20. When conducting license validation, exfat.cgi and exfatctl fail to properly validate server responses and pass unsanitized text to the system shell, resulting in code execution as root.

Weakness: CWE-78

Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-11689?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Asustor Exfat Driver.

How do I fix CVE-2019-11689?

No fix has been published for CVE-2019-11689 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-2019-11689 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-11689 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-mx8j-6j93-6rw8.

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