CVE-2019-14466 Deserialization in n/a

What is CVE-2019-14466?

CVE-2019-14466 is a medium-severity unsafe deserialization vulnerability in Debian Debian Linux, published on 31 Dec 2019. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The GOsa_Filter_Settings cookie in GONICUS GOsa 2.7.5.2 is vulnerable to PHP objection injection, which allows a remote authenticated attacker to perform file deletions (in the context of the user account that runs the web server) via a crafted cookie value, because unserialize is used to restore filter settings from a cookie.

Weakness: CWE-502

Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-14466?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Debian Debian Linux, Gosa Project Gosa.

How do I fix CVE-2019-14466?

Apply the vendor's patch.

Upgrade, and only deserialise data from trusted sources or with an allow-list of types. More about Unsafe deserialization.

Is CVE-2019-14466 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-14466 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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All Debian Debian Linux vulnerabilities

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
• How this page is made

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2019-14466, DLA-1905-1, GHSA-x55p-vmqf-hfxg, UBUNTU-CVE-2019-14466.