# CVE-2019-19681: Command injection in n/a

> Authenticated users with alert modification rights can execute arbitrary commands as root, though vendor claims this requires admin privileges or specific ACL configurations.

- **Severity:** High 8.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 26 Dec 2019
- **Updated:** 5 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-5xj6-qf3f-5qcj

## What is CVE-2019-19681?

CVE-2019-19681 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in Artica Pandora Fms, published on 26 Dec 2019. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Pandora FMS 7.x suffers from remote code execution vulnerability. With an authenticated user who can modify the alert system, it is possible to define and execute commands as root/Administrator. NOTE: The product vendor states that the vulnerability as it is described is not in fact an actual vulnerability. They state that to be able to create alert commands, you need to have admin rights. They also state that the extended ACL system can disable access to specific sections of the configuration, such as defining new alert commands

Weakness: CWE-863 (Incorrect Authorization)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-19681?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Artica Pandora Fms.

## How do I fix CVE-2019-19681?

No fix has been published for CVE-2019-19681 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2019-19681 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-19681 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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- [CVE-2021-32098](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-32098/): Deserialization in n/a (critical 9.8)
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- [CVE-2020-26518](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-26518/): SQL injection in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2018-11221](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-11221/): File upload in n/a (critical 9.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2019-19681 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2019-19681 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in Artica Pandora Fms, published on 26 Dec 2019. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-19681 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Artica Pandora Fms. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-19681/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-19681/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-19681
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-19681
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2019-19681

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-19681/
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