CVE-2019-20050 Command injection in n/a

Medium 6.8 Published Updated

Authenticated attackers can execute arbitrary code via shell metacharacters in filemanager folder names when php-fileinfo is disabled.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
An administrator
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
A user has to click or open something
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2019-20050?

CVE-2019-20050 is a medium-severity command injection vulnerability in Artica Pandora Fms, published on 30 Jan 2020. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

Pandora FMS ≤ 7.42 suffers from a remote code execution vulnerability. To exploit the vulnerability, an authenticated user should create a new folder with a "tricky" name in the filemanager. The exploit works when the php-fileinfo extension is disabled on the host system. The attacker must include shell metacharacters in the content type.

Weakness: CWE-78

Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-20050?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Artica Pandora Fms.

How do I fix CVE-2019-20050?

No fix has been published for CVE-2019-20050 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-2019-20050 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-20050 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Artica Pandora Fms vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-2jvj-gqwv-f9w3.

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