CVE-2019-14718 Command injection in n/a
Attackers can execute arbitrary commands and escalate privileges on Verifone MX900 payment terminals due to insecure permissions in the netcontrol service.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2019-14718?
CVE-2019-14718 is a medium-severity command injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 23 Oct 2020. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Verifone MX900 series Pinpad Payment Terminals with OS 30251000 have Insecure Permissions, with resultant svc_netcontrol arbitrary command injection and privilege escalation.
Weakness: CWE-276
Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-14718?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Verifone Mx900 Firmware.
How do I fix CVE-2019-14718?
No fix has been published for CVE-2019-14718 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-2019-14718 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-14718 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-9j72-3m9p-jcqw.